言こと付づける

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言付ける · ichidan verb

Meanings

ichidan verb, transitive verb

send via someone; leave a message with someone

Used when you ask someone to deliver a message or item on your behalf, or when you leave a message with a third party.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

use as an excuse; make a pretext of

archaic

Archaic usage; in modern Japanese, 口実にする or 言い訳にする are more common.

〈人ひと〉に〈事こと〉を言こと付づけるto leave a message with someone (for a third party)
同どう僚りょうに伝でん言ごんを言こと付づけた。
I left a message with my coworker.
〈人ひと〉に〈物もの〉を言こと付づけるto send an item via someone
友ゆう人じんに小こ包づつみを言こと付づけて届とどけてもらった。
I had a friend deliver a package for me.

伝でん言ごんN2sense 1
伝言 is the noun for a 'message' itself, while 言付ける is the verb meaning to leave or send that message through someone else.
言いい訳わけN2sense 2
言い訳する is the everyday verb for making an excuse, while 言付ける in this old-fashioned sense means to use something as a pretext.
託たくすN1sense 1
託す is a broader, more formal verb for entrusting something (a task, money, feelings) to someone, whereas 言付ける specifically means to have a message or item passed along.

言いいつけるN2sense 1
言いつける (with い) usually means to tell on someone or to give an habitual order, while 言付ける means to leave a message or item with someone to deliver.

言こと付づける
Standard kanji spelling; the high priority indicates it is a common form.
ことづけるUsage100%
Kana spelling; practical when avoiding kanji ambiguity.
託ことづける
Alternate kanji spelling; less common than 言付ける but still used.

Compound of 言 (koto, 'word') and 付ける (tsukeru, 'attach'). The reading ことづける reflects rendaku voicing of つける to づける.