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けんなぶる【けん嬲る】 : kennaburu | define meaning

kennaburu

Pronunciation: /keNnabuɾu/ [ken̩nabuɾu]

Definition

Verb

To speak ill of; to speak badly of; to mock; to make fun of; to ridicule

Etymology

Compound of けん ken-, an intensive prefix, and なぶる【嬲る】 naburu "to make fun of, to tease".

Notes

Variants:

けなぶる kenaburu
けんなぶる kennaburu
けなぶっ kenabuq
けんなぶっ kennabuq
けなぶい kenabui
けんなぶい kennabui

意味：けなす【貶す・貶なす】、あなどる【侮る】、なぶる【嬲る】

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けん嬲る

Tags: Kagoshima dialect, Kagomma-ben, Kagonma, Kagoima, Satsuma, Satsugu, かごっま, かごんま, 鹿児島弁, 鹿児島方言, 薩隅方言...

Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2023, August 7). けんなぶる【けん嬲る】 : kennaburu | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, September 8, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/5455/kennaburu/.