言わば

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Etymology

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The Classical Japanese conditional form of the verb 言う (iu, to say, to speak): 言わ (iwa, 未然形 (mizenkei, irrealis form) of the verb 言う (iu)) +‎ (-ba, an inflectional suffix indicating the hypothetical condition).

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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()わば (iwabaいはば (ifaba)?

  1. so to speak, as it were

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 3.0 3.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN