today; modern; present today; modern; present; current; this; now | end; final stage; latter part | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad.(今末) | 今 | 末 | |
| simp.#(今末) | 今 | 末 | |
| alternative forms | 今密 | ||
Probably from今日, where the initial of the日 (8gniq) component has undergone assimilation influenced by the historical final*-m of今 (MC kim).
今末