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Japanese
Etymology
Compound of 働き (hataraki, “working, functioning”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 働く hataraku、 “to work, to function”) + 詞 (kotoba, “word”).[1][2]
Pronunciation
Noun
働き詞 • (hataraki kotoba)
- (archaic, grammar) any word that declines or conjugates
- (archaic, grammar) more specifically, a verb
Usage notes
In modern Japanese, the word that declines or conjugates sense has been replaced by the term 用言 (yōgen). The verb sense has been replaced by the term 動詞 (dōshi).
Synonyms
- (word that declines or conjugates): 用言 (yōgen)
- (verb): 動詞 (dōshi)
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