なり

Etymology 1
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Contraction of older.

Usage notes

 * Attaches to a nominal or the of declinables.
 * The of the copula can be spelled in kanji as,  or.
 * 恋は渾沌の隷也 (Koi wa Kaosu no Shimobe nari, “ Love is a Servant of Chaos ”)
 * The kanji form is usually used to denote a sum of money, e.g..

Derived terms

 * : considerably; quite
 * : considerably; quite
 * : considerably; quite
 * : considerably; quite
 * : considerably; quite
 * : considerably; quite
 * : considerably; quite
 * : considerably; quite
 * : considerably; quite

Etymology 2
From the of the classical auxiliary verb.

Particle

 * 1) ... or ...
 * 1) ... or ...
 * 1) ... or ...

Etymology 3
From.

Thought to be a contraction of 🇰🇲.

Suffix

 * 1)   it sounds like; it is said that
 * , 土佐日記

Usage notes

 * This word is morphologically a clitic. It is classified as in traditional Japanese grammar.
 * Attaches to the of most inflectable words, but to the  of  verbs. In the latter case, the final  is usually omitted in writing, e.g.  instead of ; this is interpreted as unwritten, so that  is read as.
 * Conjectures based on something heard, as opposed to which conjectures based on something seen.

Etymology 5
Reading of various words.

Noun

 * 1)  bearing (of fruits)
 * 2)   promotion