ええ

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Japanese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Interjection

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ええ (ē

  1. yes, indeed
    ええ、その(とお)り。
    Ē, sono tōri.
    Indeed.
  2. oh (utterance of surprise)
  3. well, let me see
  4. what?
Synonyms
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Etymology 2

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Sound shift from 良い (ei).

Adjective

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ええ (ee

  1. (Kansai, Tōhoku, Chūgoku) good
    Synonym: (standard) よい (yoi)
    • すると(ろう)(じん)は、
      [] ()()()じゃのう。しかしおかげ(はず)やすくてええよ」
      Suru to rōjin wa,
      [] fushigi ja nō. Shikashi, o-kage de hazushiyasukute ee yo”
      The old man replied:
      " [] It's strange. But it's nice; it makes them easier to remove."
    • 2022 January 11, 山谷勉, “横手市で無病息災願う百万遍念仏講”, in 朝日新聞デジタル [Asahi Shimbun Digital]‎[1]:
      この()()()んだものの、(ふゆ)には(めずら)しく(あお)(ぞら)(ひろ)がり、「天気(てんき)えして(()くて)えがったなあ」があいさつ()わりだった。
      Kono hi wa hiekonda mono no, fuyu ni wa mezurashiku aozora ga hirogari,“tenki eshite (yokute), egatta nā” ga aisatsu-gawari datta.
      Although it was a chilly day, the sky was unusually blue for winter; "I'm so glad that the weather is good" (Akita dialect) was the substitute for a salutation.

References

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  • 1989. “よい【良】” 日本方言大辞典 (Nihon Hōgen Daijiten, in Japanese).