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

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, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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