いづく

See also: いつく and いつぐ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of いづく – see the following entry.

【いずく】 [pronoun] (archaic) indefinite interrogative pronoun: where, whence, whither, which [pronoun] (archaic, after a particle) indefinite demonstrative pronoun: anywhere, everywhere, somewhere Alternative spelling 何処どこ

(This term, いづく (iduku), is a historical kana spelling of the above term.) For a list of all kanji read as いづく, see Category:Japanese kanji read as いづく.)

Old Japanese

Alternative spellings
何處どこ 何なん所しょ

Etymology

Possibly derived from indefinite interrogative stem 何なに (idu-), with a suffix cognate with locative indicator 處しょ (-ko₂). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronoun

いづく (iduku)

1. indefinite interrogative pronoun: where, whence, whither, which
   • 711–712, Kojiki, (poem 42):

     許もと能のう迦邇夜よる伊豆いず久ひさ能のう迦邇毛もう毛もう豆まめ多た布ぬの都と奴やつ賀が能のう迦邇余よ許もと佐良さら布ぬの伊豆いず久ひさ邇伊多た流りゅう...

     ko₂no₂ kani ya iduku no₂ kani mo₁mo₁dutapu Tunuga no₂ kani yo₂ko₂-sarapu iduku ni itaru...

     This crab, where art here crab from? Crab sidestepping from hundred-relayed Tsunuga, whither doth it lead?

   • c. 759, Man’yōshū, book 5, [http://jti.lib.virginia.edu/japanese/manyoshu/Man5Yos.html#802 802 poem 802]:

     宇利波なみ米まい婆ばば胡えびす藤ふじ母はは意い母はは保ほ由よし久利くり波なみ米まい婆ばば麻あさ斯提斯農波は由ゆかり伊豆いず久ひさ欲よく利とし枳からたち多利たり斯物能のう曾麻奈迦比ひ爾しか母はは等とう奈可可か利り提ひさげ夜よる周しゅう伊い斯奈佐さ農のう

     uri pame₂ba ko₁do₂mo omopoyu kuri pame₂ba masite sino₁payu iduku yo₁ri ki₁tarisi mono₂ so₂ manakapi₁ ni moto₂na kakarite yasui si nasanu

     When eating melons, I think of my children; chestnuts I reminsce more. From whence did they come to me? They remain before my eyes, and in peace can I sleep not.

2. indefinite demonstrative pronoun: anywhere, everywhere, somewhere

Derived terms

• いづくか (iduku ka)
• いづくにか (iduku ni ka)
• いづく邊あたり (idukupe₁)

Descendants

• Japanese: いずく (izuku)

  → いずこ (izuko)

  → いどこ (idoko)

  → どこ (doko)