あるいは

Japanese

kanjitab

Definitions

or, either; some ... and others

Etymology

Compound from Japanese ある (be, exist) + Japanese い + Japanese は (topic marker particle, topic marker).

Origin

Japanese

は

Gloss

topic marker particle, topic marker

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

ある Japanese
あるは Japanese
い Japanese
いろは Japanese
です Japanese
は Japanese
をば Japanese
如何 Japanese
弓は袋に太刀は鞘 Japanese
手 Japanese
斯かる Japanese
早起きは三文の徳 Japanese
気がある Japanese
*ari Proto-Japonic