えせ

Japanese

Alternative spellings
似非
似而非

Etymology

Possibly related to 嘘(うそ) (uso, “a lie”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [e̞se̞]

Prefix

えせ or エセ • (ese-) ←えせ (ese-)?

  1. fake; false
    エセ関(かん)西(さい)弁(べん)
    ese-Kansai-ben
    inauthentic Kansai dialect
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