合言葉

• (Tokyo) あいことば [àíkóꜜtòbà] (Nakadaka – [3])^[1][2][3]
• IPA^(key): [a̠iko̞to̞ba̠]

合(あい)言(こと)葉(ば) • (aikotoba) ^{←あひことば (afikotoba)?}

1. [from 1580] countersign; watchword; password; a word/code to signal members that are associated with a particular group

   Synonym: パスワード (pasuwādo)

2. [from the late 1500s] jargon; a language that is only understood by a certain profession or group

   Synonym: 隠語 (ingo, “cant; argot; cryptolect; slang”)

   Examples of jargon:

   狩り言葉 (kari kotoba, “hunting language”), 鷹言葉 (taka kotoba, “hawk language”), 船言葉 (funakotoba, “boat/ship language”)

3. [from 1919] slogan; catchword; motto; a phrase associated with a certain profession or group