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けふ【今日】 : kefu | define meaning
kefu
Pronunciation: [kʲeɸu~kʲeʷu]
Definition
Archaic noun, adverb
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Etymology
Cognate to Akita ちょー choo; Nagasaki きゅー kyuu; Kagoshima きゅ kyu; Koshikijima きゅー kyuu, くー kuu, きゅ kyu; Kikai しゅー shuu; Amami きゅー kyuu; Yoron しゅー shuu; Okinoerabu ひゅー hyuu; Kunigami くー kuu; Okinawan ちゅー chuu; Itoman くー kuu; Miyako きゅー kyuu; Tarama きう kiu; Yonaguni すー suu; and standard Japanese きょう【今日】 kyou "today". Historically written as けふ kefu in Classical Japanese writing.
Notes
The spelling けふ kefu was maintained throughout Japan well after the pronunciation of the word had changed to its modern dialectal variants. Speakers of standard Japanese now read the term with the pronunciation [keɸu~keɸɯ]. Today, the form けふ【今日】 kefu is still encountered in many literary works and may denote a more archaic pronunciation in modern works.
意味：きょう【今日】