🌏 Region(s): Chugoku (Yamaguchi)
おいでませ【お出でませ・御出でませ】 : oidemase | define meaning
oidemase
Definition
Expression
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An expression of appreciation used to greet someone's arrival: "Welcome!"
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おいでませ山口へ
oidemase yamaguchi e
"Welcome to Yamaguchi"
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おいでませ山口へ
Etymology
Derived by compounding the polite imperative ending ませ -mase onto the term おいで【お出で・御出で】 oide, literally "(for) coming, being (here)". Related to the Kyoto expression おいでやす【お出でやす・御出でやす】 oideyasu and the standard construction おいでなさい【お出でなさい・御出でなさい】 oidenasai.
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
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| Kanji | お出でませ 御出でませ |
| Kana | おいでませ |
| Romanization | oidemase |
意味：いらしゃいませ、いらっしゃいませ、おいでなさい【お出でなさい・御出でなさい】
Categories:
お出でませ
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2023, July 30). おいでませ【お出でませ・御出でませ】 : oidemase | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, January 23, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/131/oidemase/.