何せ

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
何
なに Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Shortening of 何せよ (nani seyo).

Pronunciation

Kun’yomi
- (Tokyo) なにせ [náꜜnìsè] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
- IPA^(key): [na̠ɲ̟ise̞]

Adverb

何せ (hiragana なにせ, rōmaji nanise)

Synonym of 何しろ (nani shiro, “at any rate; anyhow”)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
何
なん Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Sound shift from nanise.

Pronunciation

Kun’yomi
- (Tokyo) なんせ [náꜜǹsè] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
- IPA^(key): [nã̠ɰ̃se̞]

Adverb

何せ (hiragana なんせ, rōmaji nanse)

Synonym of 何しろ (nani shiro, “at any rate; anyhow”)

References

1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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