にようばうことば

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of にようばうことば – see the following entry.
【女房詞にょうぼうことば】
[noun] a cant or secret language of ladies-in-waiting in the imperial court, arising during the Muromachi period and later spreading to the general population
[noun] a word originally belonging to this cant
Alternative spelling
女房言葉
(This term, にようばうことば (nyoubaukotoba), is a historical kana spelling of the above term.)
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