愛しい

Etymology 1
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Sound shift from, in turn derived from verb , from an underlying idea of. The sense developed from the way that missing someone or something can cause mental anguish, giving rise to the modern meaning of.

First attested in a text from 1518.

Adjective

 * 1)  dear, loveful, precious
 * 2)  pitiable, regrettable
 * 1)  pitiable, regrettable
 * 1)  pitiable, regrettable

Etymology 2
Rare alternative spelling.

Etymology 3
Rare alternative spelling.