わらべ

Japanese
Hiragana modern わらべ
historical わらべ
Kanji 童

Etymology

Shift from わらんべ (waranbe), in turn a shift from わらわべ (warawabe).

Pronunciation

Noun

わらべ (rōmaji warabe)

  1. a child
  2. a young servant
  3. (humble) my wife

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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