"大和言葉" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [ja̠ma̠to̞ko̞to̞ba̠] Forms: 大和言葉 [canonical] (ruby: 大和(やまと), 言(こと), 葉(ば)), Yamato-kotoba [romanization]
Etymology: Originally a compound of 大和(やまと) (Yamato, “Japan”) + 言(こと)葉(ば) (kotoba, “word, language”). Etymology templates: {{ja-compound|大和|^やまと|言%葉|こと%ば|t1=Japan|t2=word, language}} 大和(やまと) (Yamato, “Japan”) + 言(こと)葉(ば) (kotoba, “word, language”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|^やまと-ことば}} 大和(やまと)言(こと)葉(ば) • (Yamato-kotoba)
  1. a Japanese word of ancient Japanese origin (as opposed to a word borrowed from Chinese, or composed in Japan from Chinese-derived roots) Synonyms: 和語
    Sense id: en-大和言葉-ja-noun-Xs38boAo Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 4 kanji, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Japanese Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 47 30 23 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 56 34 9 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 57 35 8 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 4 kanji: 60 36 3 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 57 35 8 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 57 35 8 Disambiguation of Japanese: 61 37 2
  2. Japanese songs or poetry (such as tanka) Synonyms: 大和歌, 和歌
    Sense id: en-大和言葉-ja-noun-UA8hapYb Categories (other): Poetry Disambiguation of Poetry: 3 94 3
  3. refined diction, especially the language used in the Heian period, 女房詞 (nyōbō kotoba, literally “women's language”), or 女中詞 (jochū kotoba, “the language of court women after the Muromachi period”)
    Sense id: en-大和言葉-ja-noun-ZhshJFuK Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Grammar Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 18 30 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 28 47 Disambiguation of Grammar: 40 11 50
     
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