戯言

See also: 戲言

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
戯 言
たわ
Grade: S		 こと > ごと
Grade: 2
irregular kun’yomi
Alternative spellings
戲言 (kyūjitai)
戯事

Possibly from Old Japanese.

Derived from stem tawa- cognate with verb 戯ける (tawakeru, “to joke, jest”) +‎ 言 (koto, “word”). The koto changes to goto as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) たわごと [tàwágótó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ta̠ɰᵝa̠ɡo̞to̞]

Noun

戯(たわ)言(ごと) • (tawagoto) ←たはごと (tafagoto)?

  1. nonsense, balderdash
    Synonym: 戯れ言 (zaregoto, tawamuregoto)
Derived terms
  • 口(くち)戯(たわ)言(ごと) (kuchi tawagoto), 口(くち)戯(だわ)言(ごと) (kuchi-dawagoto)
  • 野(の)戯(だわ)言(ごと) (nodawagoto)

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
戯 言
ぎ
Grade: S		 げん
Grade: 2
kan’yōon kan’on
Alternative spelling
戲言 (kyūjitai)

From a corruption of Middle Chinese 戲言 (MC xjeH ngjon).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ぎげん [gìgéń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɡʲiɡẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

戯(ぎ)言(げん) • (gigen) 

  1. nonsense, balderdash
    Synonym: 戯れ言 (zaregoto, tawamuregoto)
Derived terms
  • 天(てん)子(し)に戯(ぎ)言(げん)なし (tenshi ni gigen nashi)

Etymology 3
Kanji in this term
戯 言
け
Grade: S		 げん
Grade: 2
goon kan’on
Alternative spelling
戲言 (kyūjitai)

From Middle Chinese 戲言 (MC xjeH ngjon).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) けげん [kègéń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ke̞ɡẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

戯(け)言(げん) • (kegen) 

  1. nonsense, balderdash

Etymology 4
Kanji in this term
戯 言
け
Grade: S		 ごん
Grade: 2
goon
Alternative spelling
戲言 (kyūjitai)

Ultimately from Middle Chinese 戲言 (MC xjeH ngjon).

Noun

戯(け)言(ごん) • (kegon) 

  1. (rare) nonsense, balderdash

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