わらべ

Japanese
Alternative spelling
童

Etymology

Shift from わらんべ (waranbe), in turn a shift from わらわべ (warawabe).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) わ​らべ [wáꜜràbè] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɰᵝa̠ɾa̠be̞]

Noun

わらべ • (warabe) 

  1. a child
  2. a young servant
  3. (humble) my wife

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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