ほめことば

Japanese

Alternative spellings
褒め言葉 褒め詞 誉め言葉 誉め詞

Etymology

Compound of 褒(ほ)め (home, “praising, complimenting”, the 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 褒(ほ)める (homeru, “to praise, to compliment”)) + 言葉(ことば) (kotoba, “word”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ほめことば [hòmékóꜜtòbà] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ho̞me̞ko̞to̞ba̠]

Noun

ほめことば • (homekotoba) ^{←ほめことば (fomekotoba)?}

1. words of praise

   訳(わけ)がわからん（褒(ほ)め言(こと)葉(ば)）

   wake ga wakaran (homekotoba)

   what even is this (in a good way); wtf /pos