"ワイフ" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [ɰᵝa̠iɸɯ̟ᵝ] Forms: waifu [romanization]
Etymology: Borrowed from English wife. First cited to a text from 1860. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|ja|en|wife|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} English wife, {{bor+|ja|en|wife}} Borrowed from English wife Head templates: {{ja-noun}} ワイフ • (waifu)
  1. (informal) wife Wikipedia link: ja:大辞林, ja:松村明 Tags: informal Categories (topical): Family Synonyms: (tsuma) (ruby: (つま)), 家内 (kanai) (ruby: (), (ない)), 女房 (nyōbō) (ruby: (にょう), (ぼう)), 奥さん (okusan) (ruby: (おく)) Related terms: ハズバンド (hazubando) (english: husband)

Alternative forms

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