いやいや

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Japanese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Reduplication of いや (iya).

Adverb[edit]

Alternative spelling
嫌嫌

いやいや or イヤイヤ (iyaiya

  1. 嫌々, 厭々: reluctantly, grudgingly; unwillingly; against one's will.

Interjection[edit]

Alternative spellings
否否 (uncommon)
否々 (uncommon)

いやいや (iyaiya

  1. Expresses emphatic disagreement
    • 1906, Kyōka Izumi, 春昼:
      「……じゃ、あの、やっぱり(のう)()(むすめ)で、」「否々(いやいや)(だい)(ざい)(さん)()(さい)(くん)でございます。」
      “……Ja, ano, yappari nōka no musume de,” “iyaiya, daizaisanka no saikun de gozaimasu.”
      "...so, uh, then she must come from a farming family..." - "Not at all. She is the wife of a very wealthy man."