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Japanese
Etymology 1
Shortening of いいえ (īe, “no”).
Interjection
いえ • (ie)
- Alternative form of いいえ (“no”)
Etymology 2
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(This term, いえ (ie), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as いえ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as いえ.)
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Etymology 3
Conjugated form of the verb 言う (iu, “to say”).
Verb
いえ • (ie)
- hypothetical and imperative forms of いう (iu)