異いな

pre-noun adjectival

strange; odd; unusual; peculiar

Dated pre-noun adjectival meaning 'strange' or 'unusual'. It is rarely used in modern Japanese outside of literary or historical contexts; the more common word is 異様 (いよう) or 変 (へん).

• 異いなことを言いうものだ。

  What a strange thing to say.

• 異いな風ふう習しゅうがこの村むらには残のこっている。

  Unusual customs remain in this village.