おる

Etymology 1
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From. First attested in the ' of 712 in the  with the phonetic ' spelling of. Also attested in the , completed some time after 759.

Listed in some sources as derived from the wi of verb wiru (modern ) +. The conjugation paradigm for woru is indeed the same as aru for Classical and Old Japanese. However, the resulting compounded *wiaru form would ordinarily become yaru or (w)eru via historical phonetic change, and the vowel shift to is unexplainable in this hypothesis.

Alternatively, from *wu + ari or *wo + ari, where *wu or *wo is the root of the verb wiru (modern, and ari is the Old Japanese form of modern.

Verb

 * 1)  to exist, to be, to have
 * 2)  to be (doing): ; the verb ending  is often contracted to
 * 3)  to be (doing); ; often transformed to
 * 1)  to be (doing); ; often transformed to
 * 1)  to be (doing); ; often transformed to

Usage notes

 * A variation of used mainly in western Japan.
 * In standard Japanese, it is usually used in or  as  form or in certain archaic/literary expressions.