ワイフ

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Japanese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English wife.[1][2]

First cited to a text from 1860.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ワイフ (waifu

  1. [from 1860] (informal) wife

Synonyms

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Descendants

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  • English: waifu

See also

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN