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Glyph origin

 * – three leaves on a branch. The derivative refers to the original word.
 * : - thirty, such as a variant form . Thirty years make one generation (thirty times twelve months gives 360 months). Compare.

Etymology
is derived from iterative devoicing of + *-s suffix, meaning successive foliages of a tree > generations. Compare 🇨🇬, Western 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬.

Definitions

 * 1) generation
 * 2)  for many generations; spanning many generations
 * 3)  longstanding friendship between two families; generations of family friendship
 * 4) lifetime; all one's life; one's whole life
 * 5) era; period; time
 * 6)  epoch
 * 7) world; people in the world
 * 8)  dynasty; regime
 * 9)  year; age
 * 10)  worldly; profane; secular
 * 1) lifetime; all one's life; one's whole life
 * 2) era; period; time
 * 3)  epoch
 * 4) world; people in the world
 * 5)  dynasty; regime
 * 6)  year; age
 * 7)  worldly; profane; secular
 * 1) world; people in the world
 * 2)  dynasty; regime
 * 3)  year; age
 * 4)  worldly; profane; secular
 * 1)  dynasty; regime
 * 2)  year; age
 * 3)  worldly; profane; secular
 * 1)  year; age
 * 2)  worldly; profane; secular
 * 1)  worldly; profane; secular

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Etymology 1
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From, pronunciation is distinct from.

Change in meaning of, in the sense of the bamboos and reeds bulging at certain intervals.

Noun

 * 1) world, society
 * 2) this world, this
 * 3)  generation, age, era
 * 4) lifetime
 * 5) lifespan
 * 6) time of year, season
 * 7) relationship between a man and a woman
 * 8) period of a person leading as a patriarch
 * 1) time of year, season
 * 2) relationship between a man and a woman
 * 3) period of a person leading as a patriarch
 * 1) period of a person leading as a patriarch

Etymology 2
From. The  reading, so likely a later borrowing.

Counter

 * 1) generation

Suffix

 * 1)  epoch

Etymology
From.

Compounds

 * : American era or rule over the Okinawan Islands
 * : wartime, war era, war period
 * : world, society
 * : Japanese era or rule over the Okinawan Islands

Etymology
Cognate with mainland 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) age, era, period, time; rule
 * 2) world, society