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いやいとこ

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Meanings

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noun

usually written using kana alonearchaic

Archaic term for a second cousin; modern Japanese uses 再従兄弟 (さいとこ) or はとこ instead.

See also: 再従兄弟

古こ文ぶん書しょには「いやいとこ」という続つづき柄がらが記しるされている。
The old document records the relationship 'second cousin'.

Written forms

弥いや従兄弟いとこ
Archaic kanji spelling for male or mixed-gender second cousins.
弥いや従姉妹いとこ
Archaic kanji spelling for female second cousins.

Kanji

弥all the more, increasingly
従accompany, obey, submit to

現げん代だいでは「いやいとこ」より「はとこ」のほうがよく使つかわれる。

Nowadays, 'hatoko' is more commonly used than 'iyaitoko' for second cousin.

兄elder brother, big brother

弟younger brother, faithful service to elders

姉elder sister

妹younger sister

Similar words

再従兄弟はとこ
Modern standard term for second cousin; いやいとこ is its archaic equivalent.
はとこ
Common colloquial term for second cousin; more frequent in everyday speech than いやいとこ.

Etymology

The prefix 弥 (いや) is an old intensifier meaning 'more' or 'further', combined with 従兄弟 (いとこ) 'cousin', literally 'further cousin'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.