noun
non-standard pronunciation; dialect
Refers to regional or non-standard speech sounds. Archaic/literary term; modern Japanese prefers 方言 or なまり for dialect, and 訛り for accent.
古い文献には「訛言」という語が地方の発音を指して使われている。
In old documents, the word 訛言 is used to refer to regional pronunciations.
noun
mistaken rumor; baseless gossip
Archaic/literary term for unfounded talk or false rumor. In modern Japanese, 流言 or デマ are more common.
「訛言」は、かつて根拠のない噂話を指す言葉としても用いられた。
訛言 was once also used as a term for baseless gossip.
Compound of 訛 (ka, 'accent, dialect') and 言 (gen, 'word, speech'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with non-standard speech and, by extension, unreliable talk.