わらいばなし
Japanese
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笑い話 笑話 (dated) |
Etymology
editFrom 笑い (warai, “連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 笑う (warau).”) + 話 (hanashi). The hanashi changes to banashi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
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editわらいばなし • (waraibanashi) ←わらひばなし (warafibanasi)?