野老

Chinese

		field; plain; open space field; plain; open space; limit; boundary; rude; wild	old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)
trad. (野老)		野	老
simp. ^#(野老)		野	老

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yělǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄝˇ ㄌㄠˇ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yělǎo [Phonetic: yélǎo]
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄝˇ ㄌㄠˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yělǎo
  - Wade–Giles: yeh³-lao³
  - Yale: yě-lǎu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeelao
  - Palladius: елао (jelao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

野老

(literary) an old farmer

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
野	老
や Grade: 2	ろう Grade: 4
on'yomi

Noun

野(や)老(ろう) • (yarō) ^{←やらう (yarau)^?}

old man who lives in the countryside
synonym of 鬼野老 (onidokoro, “Dioscorea tokoro”)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
野	老
ところ
Grade: 2	Grade: 4
jukujikun

Noun

野老(ところ) or 野老(トコロ) • (tokoro)

synonym of 鬼野老 (onidokoro, “Dioscorea tokoro”)

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

Derived terms

野老葛(ところかずら) (tokorokazura)
甘野老(あまどころ) (amadokoro)
鬼野老(おにどころ) (onidokoro)

References

“〈野老〉”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2025