老爺

See also: 老爷

Chinese

 
old; aged; venerable
old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)
grandpa; etc.; old gentleman
trad. (老爺) 老 爺
simp. (老爷) 老 爷
alternative forms 姥爺/姥爷 “maternal grandfather”

Pronunciation


Noun

老爺

  1. master; lord
  2. (Mandarin, Jin, colloquial) Alternative form of 姥爺/姥爷 (lǎoye, “maternal grandfather; grandpa”)
  3. (Cantonese) father-in-law (husband's father)
  4. (Wanrong Mandarin, Jin) great-grandfather (particularly paternal grandfather's father)
  5. Term of address to a master by a servant.
  6. Term of address used by a woman to her husband.

Synonyms

  • (father-in-law):
  • (great-grandfather):

Adjective

老爺

  1. (attributive) old; vintage; classic
  2. (Cantonese, Malaysian Hokkien) old; old-fashioned

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Mongolian: ноён (nojon)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
老 爺
おや
Grade: 4
じ
Hyōgaiji
irregular

Pronunciation

Noun

老(おや)爺(じ) • (oyaji) ←おやぢ (oyadi)?

  1. 親父: one's father

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
老 爺
ろう
Grade: 4
や
Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

老(ろう)爺(や) • (rōya) ←らうや (rauya)?

  1. old man
    Antonym: 老婆 (rōba)

References

  1. Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
老爺

Noun

老爺 • (noya) (hangeul 노야)

  1. Hanja form? of 노야.
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