Honorific speech in Japanese word "meshi", the Japanese equivalent of Sino-Japanese "go-han", is considered rough and masculine (男性語). The honorific "o-" is also sometimes attached to of native verbs (hence native "o-") to refer to a specific item associated with the verb, as in oshibori (お絞り、絞る) "hot towel", and onigiri/omusubi (お握り、握る and お結び、結ぶ) "rice ball". In rare cases, both a base form and honorific are in use with different readings. A notable example is 利益 "ri-eki" "benefit, profit (e.g., business)" and 御利益 "go-ri-yaku" "divine favor, grace"; plain "ri-yaku" is sometimes used, but "go-ri-eki" is generally not. The former, an everyday term, uses the usual
An Gleann Is A Raibh Ann Ó Maolchathaigh was a resident of South Tipperary county in central Ireland, which has been abolished since June 2014. The region contains several mountain ranges, one named Knockmealdown that borders Waterford. The terrain is largely secluded from other counties, contributing to the isolation of Maolchataigh's hometown and the survival of the Tipperary dialect of the Irish language until the twentieth century, which is now endangered as an entire language. The book, An Gleann Is A Raibh Ann, is a written memoir of his daily life, and has been hailed for its historical significance because it is a written source of