English
kyogen
Kyogen comes from Japanese 狂言 ‘kyogen, a humorous theater piece’.
- Japanesemodern狂言kyōgen‘kyogen, a humorous theater piece’
- Englishearliest quotation 2016kyogen
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Japanesemodern狂言kyōgen‘kyogen, a humorous theater piece’
- Englishearliest quotation 2016kyogen
Earliest quotation: 2016, Colleen Lanki, Japan: “Many kyogen include komai, small comic dances and songs…”
Every English word from Japanese 狂言
Today it means
noun A form of traditional Japanese theatre, once performed alongside noh as a comic intermission.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Japanese 狂言 / kyogen