やうやう

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Japanese

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Etymology 1

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For pronunciation and definitions of やうやう – see the following entry.
ようよう
[adverb] Classical Japanese and literary form of ようやく (youyaku)
Alternative spelling
漸う
(This term, やうやう (yauyau), is a historical kana spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 2

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For pronunciation and definitions of やうやう – see the following entries.
洋々ようよう
[adjective] (literary) broad, vast, boundless, wide
Alternative spelling
洋洋
(This term, やうやう (yauyau), is a historical kana spelling of the above term.)

(The following entries are uncreated: 様様, 揚揚, 漾漾.)