はっきよい
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See also: はっきょい
Japanese
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- はっきょい (hakkyoi)
Etymology
[edit]Various theories exist:
- The Japan Sumo Association referee ruleset states it is a shift from a compound of 発気 (hakki, literally “discharging spirits”) + 揚々 (yōyō, “exultant, triumphant”).[1]
- According to Masatsugu Okazaki, a shift from 早競へ (haya-kioe), a compound of 早 (haya, “already, now”) + 競へ (kioe, the 已然形 (izenkei, “realis form”) and/or 命令形 (meireikei, “imperative form”) of classical verb 競ふ (kiou), “to compete”).
- The pronunciation might have originally been はっけよい (hakkeyoi), see that article for more.
Interjection
[edit]- (sumo) Alternative spelling of はっけよい (hakkeyoi): This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text
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