わわる

Japanese

Alternative spellings
騒る (archaic, rare) 叫る (archaic, rare)

Etymology

Verb derived from imitative onomatopoeia わわ (wawa, “in the manner of many people talking noisily”, adverb).

First cited to the Nippo Jisho, circa 1603-1604.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [β̞a̠β̞a̠ɾɯ̟]

Verb

わわる • (wawaru) intransitive ^†yodan

1. [from 1603] (archaic, possibly obsolete) to raise one's voice, to speak noisily, to yell, to shout

Conjugation

Classical conjugation of "わわる" (ラ行四段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形)	わわら		wawara
Continuative (連用形)	わわり		wawari
Terminal (終止形)	わわる		wawaru
Attributive (連体形)	わわる		wawaru
Realis (已然形)	わわれ		waware
Imperative (命令形)	わわれ		waware
Key constructions
Negative	わわらず		wawarazu
Contrasting conjunction	わわれど		wawaredo
Causal conjunction	わわれば		wawareba
Conditional conjunction	わわらば		wawaraba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge)	わわりき		wawariki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge)	わわりけり		wawarikeri
Perfect tense (conscious action)	わわりつ		wawaritu
Perfect tense (natural event)	わわりぬ		wawarinu
Perfect-continuative tense	わわれり わわりたり		wawareri wawaritari
Volitional	わわらむ		wawaramu

Antonyms

• 囁(ささや)く (sasayaku): to whisper
• ささめく (sasameku): to whisper
• 穏(おだ)やかに話(はな)す (odayaka ni hanasu): to speak quietly
• ほそぼそ話(はな)す (hosoboso hanasu): to speak slowly and quietly

See also

• 言(い)う (iu): to say
• 話(はな)す (hanasu): to speak
• わいわい (waiwai): noisily