夜伽

Japanese

kanjitab
Definitions
  • watching over someone overnight while they sleep such as done by a nurse or a bodyguard
  • a person who watches over someone overnight
  • a woman accompanying a man in sleep
  • an overnight vigil as part of a funeral

Etymology

Compound from Japanese 夜 (night, nighttime) + Japanese 伽 (company, accompaniment)+ Japanese 連用形 (meeting, house, counselor, store, gathering, building)+ Japanese continuative or stem form of verb m + Japanese 対ぐ + Japanese to keep someone company, to accompany someone.

Origin

Japanese

to keep someone company, to accompany someone

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