にょうぼうことば
女房詞
1. secret language of court ladies (Muromachi period)
2. Nyōbō kotobawas a cant that was originally used by Japanese court ladies during the Muromachi era, and subsequently spread and came to be thought of as a general women's language. It consisted primarily of a special vocabulary of words for food, clothing, and other household items. Many nyōbō kotoba words were formed by adding the prefix o-, which indicates politeness, or by dropping part of a word and adding -moji, meaning "character, letter".
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女房言葉 【にょうぼうことば】
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