いえ
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ie"
Japanese edit
Etymology 1 edit
Shortening of いいえ (īe, “no”).
Interjection edit
- Alternative form of いいえ (“no”)
Etymology 2 edit
For pronunciation and definitions of いえ – see the following entry. | ||
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(This term, いえ, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.) For a list of all kanji read as いえ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as いえ.) |
Etymology 3 edit
Conjugated form of the verb 言う (iu, “to say”).
Verb edit
- hypothetical and imperative forms of いう (iu) [godan]