戯言

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See also: 戲言

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
戯 言
たわ
Grade: S 		こと > ごと
Grade: 2
irregular kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
戲言 (kyūjitai)
戯事

Possibly from Old Japanese.

Derived from stem tawa- cognate with verb 戯ける (tawakeru, “to joke, jest”) +‎ 言 (koto, “word”). The koto changes to goto as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

Noun

戯(たわ)言(ごと) • (tawagoto) ←たはごと (tafagoto)?

  1. nonsense, balderdash
    Synonym: 戯れ言 (zaregoto, tawamuregoto)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
戯 言
ぎ
Grade: S 		げん
Grade: 2
kan'yōon kan'on
Alternative spelling
戲言 (kyūjitai)

From a corruption of Middle Chinese 戲言 (MC xjeH ngjon).

Pronunciation

Noun

戯(ぎ)言(げん) • (gigen) 

  1. nonsense, balderdash
    Synonym: 戯れ言 (zaregoto, tawamuregoto)
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
戯 言
け
Grade: S 		げん
Grade: 2
goon kan'on
Alternative spelling
戲言 (kyūjitai)

From Middle Chinese 戲言 (MC xjeH ngjon).

Pronunciation

Noun

戯(け)言(げん) • (kegen) 

  1. nonsense, balderdash

Etymology 4

Kanji in this term
戯 言
け
Grade: S 		ごん
Grade: 2
goon
Alternative spelling
戲言 (kyūjitai)

Ultimately from Middle Chinese 戲言 (MC xjeH ngjon).

Noun

戯(け)言(ごん) • (kegon) 

  1. (rare) nonsense, balderdash

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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