ワイフ
Japanese
Etymology
Borrowing from English wife.[1][2]
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) ワイフ [wáꜜìfù] (Atamadaka – [1])[2]
- IPA(key): [ɰᵝa̠iɸɯ̟ᵝ]
Noun
ワイフ (rōmaji waifu)
- (informal) wife
Synonyms
- 妻 (tsuma)
- 家内 (kanai)
- 女房 (nyōbō)
- 奥さん (okusan)
Descendants
- → English: waifu
See also
- ハズバンド (hazubando, “husband”)
References
- 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN