Definition of 里言葉 (さとことば)
さとことば
里言葉
さとことば
satokotoba
noun
1.
countryside dialect(linguistics)
2.
sociolect or secret language used by prostitutes in red-light districts during the Edo period(linguistics)
Other readings:
里ことば【さとことば】
、里詞【さとことば】
Related Kanji
里 | ri, village, parent's home, league |
言 | say, word |
葉 | leaf, plane, lobe, needle, blade, spear, counter for flat things, fragment, piece |
詞 | part of speech, words, poetry |