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くとぅば【言葉・辞・詞・辭】

kutuba

Pronunciation: [kutuba]

Definition

Noun

  1. Language; speech; lingo; dialect; way of speaking
  2. Word; words; idiom; expression

Etymology

Cognate to standard Japanese ことば【言葉】 kotoba "language; speech; words".

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Kanji言葉


Kanaくとぅば
く婢ば
Romanizationkutuba
Pronunciation (IPA)[kutuba]

意味:ことば【言葉】、げんご【言語】、ほうげん【方言】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2013, September 5). くとぅば【言葉・辞・詞・辭】 : kutuba | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, December 3, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/670/kutuba/.