あばよ
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Japanese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Contraction of phrase さらばよ (saraba yo, “farewell, goodbye”).[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Interjection[edit]
Usage notes[edit]
The term abayo may come across as somewhat archaic or stilted.
Synonyms[edit]
- バイバイ (baibai)
- では (de wa)
- じゃあ (jā)
- さらば (saraba)
- さようなら (sayōnara)
- 失礼します (shitsurei shimasu)
- それでは (sore de wa)
References[edit]
- Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN