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けなぶい【け嬲い】

kenabui

Pronunciation: /kenabui/ [kenabui]

Definition

Verb

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

Etymology

Compound of け ke-, 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

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OrthographyForm
Kanjiけ嬲い
Kanaけなぶい
Romanizationkenabui
Pronunciation (IPA)/kenabui/ [kenabui]

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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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2023, August 7). けなぶい【け嬲い】 : kenabui | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, April 18, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/5456/kenabui/.