あばよ
Japanese edit
Etymology edit
Contraction of phrase さらばよ (saraba yo, “farewell, goodbye”).[1]
Pronunciation edit
Interjection edit
Usage notes edit
The term abayo may come across as somewhat archaic or stilted.
Synonyms edit
- バイバイ (baibai)
- では (de wa)
- じゃあ (jā)
- さらば (saraba)
- さようなら (sayōnara)
- 失礼します (shitsurei shimasu)
- それでは (sore de wa)
References edit
- Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN