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Japanese
Etymology 1
Compound of 空き (aki, “empty, vacant”) + 家 (ya, “house”).[1][2]
Pronunciation
Noun
空き家 • (akiya)
- an abandoned home, a vacant house
- (slang, dated) a widow
- Synonyms: (literally “empty sheath”) 空き鞘 (akizaya), 後家 (goke), (more formal term; literally “not-dead-yet person”) 未亡人 (mibōjin), 寡 (yamome), 寡婦 (kafu)
Etymology 2
Compound of 空き (aki, “empty, vacant”) + 家 (ie, “house”).[1][2]
Pronunciation
Noun
空き家 • (akiie) ←あきいへ (akiife)?
- an abandoned home, a vacant house
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