ワイフ

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from English wife.[1][2]

First cited to a text from 1860.[1]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ワイフ [wáꜜìfù] (Atamadaka – [1])[2]
IPA^(key): [ɰᵝa̠iɸɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

ワイフ • (waifu)

[from 1860] (informal) wife

Synonyms

Descendants

→ English: waifu

See also

ハズバンド (hazubando, “husband”)

References

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

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