Japanese

Alternative forms

• 候う

Verb

侍う ‎(godan conjugation, hiragana さもらう, romaji samorau, historical hiragana さもらふ)

1. to wait for a chance
2. to serve by one's side

Etymology 2

samorapu > samoraɸu > saburaɸu > *saburawu > saburau. From earlier 侍う ‎(samorau).

Verb

侍う ‎(godan conjugation, hiragana さぶらう, romaji saburau, historical hiragana さぶらふ)

1. to serve by one's side
2. (copula) to be
   • 1603–1604, Nippo Jisho (page 545)

     Saburai, ǒ, ǒta. サブライ, ゥ, ゥタ (候ひ、ふ、うた)...である, ...がある,などの意. 文書語.

Derived terms

• 侍 (saburai)
• 侍 (samurai)

Etymology 3

saburaɸu > samuraɸu > *samurawu > samurau. From earlier 侍う ‎(samorau).

Verb

侍う ‎(godan conjugation, hiragana さむらう, romaji samurau, historical hiragana さむらふ)

1. (copula) to be
2. verbal suffix

References

• Doi, Tadao (1603–1604) Hōyaku Nippo Jisho (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, ISBN 978-4-00-080021-1, published 1980.