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けふ【今日】

kefu

Pronunciation: [kʲeɸu~kʲeʷu]

Definition

Archaic noun, adverb

  1. (Archaism) Today

Etymology

Cognate to Akita ちょー choo; Nagasaki きゅー kyuu; Kagoshima きゅ kyu; Koshikijima きゅー kyuu, くー kuu, きゅ kyu; Kikai しゅー shuu; Amami きゅー kyuu; Yoron しゅー shuu; Okinoerabu ひゅー hyuu; Kunigami くー kuu; Okinawan ちゅー chuu; Itoman くー kuu; Miyako きゅー kyuu; Tarama きう kiu; Yonaguni すー suu; and standard Japanese きょう【今日】 kyou "today". Historically written as けふ kefu in Classical Japanese writing.

Notes

The spelling けふ kefu was maintained throughout Japan well after the pronunciation of the word had changed to its modern dialectal variants. Speakers of standard Japanese now read the term with the pronunciation [keɸu~keɸɯ]. Today, the form けふ【今日】 kefu is still encountered in many literary works and may denote a more archaic pronunciation in modern works.

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OrthographyForm
Kanji今日
Kanaけふ
Romanizationkefu
Pronunciation (IPA)[kʲeɸu~kʲeʷu]

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2023, July 30). けふ【今日】 : kefu | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, November 22, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/1187/kefu/.