うし

See also: うじ

Japanese

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Adjective

うし • (ushi) †-ku

  1. 憂し: Classical Japanese form of 憂い (ui, “sad”)
  2. 愛し: Classical Japanese form of 愛い (ui, “lovable”)
Conjugation
Classical conjugation of "うし" (ク活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形) うく[1]
うから[2]		 uku
ukara
Continuative (連用形) うく[1]
うかり[2]		 uku
ukari
Terminal (終止形) うし usi
Attributive (連体形) うき
うかる		 uki
ukaru
Realis (已然形) うけれ ukere
Imperative (命令形) うかれ ukare
Key constructions
Negative うからず ukarazu
Contrasting conjunction うけれど ukeredo
Causal conjunction うければ ukereba
Conditional conjunction うくば ukuba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge) うかりき ukariki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge) うかりけり ukarikeri
Adverbial うく uku

[1]Without auxiliary verb.
[2]With auxiliary verb.

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of うし – see the following entries.
【大人】
[noun] (honorific) a lord, a landowner
[noun] an honorific form of reference for a scholar or teacher, or one's own father
[noun] an honorific form of reference for the addressee
【丑】J
[proper noun] the Ox, the second of the twelve Earthly Branches
【牛】2
[noun] cow, bull, ox, cattle, a domestic bovine
[noun] beef
Alternative spelling
ウシ
【雨師】
[noun] rain god
【齲歯】
[noun] synonym of 虫歯 (mushiba, “dental caries”)
(This term, うし (ushi), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as うし, see Category:Japanese kanji read as うし.

Okinawan

Noun

うし (ushi) 

  1. 牛: cow
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