訛か言げん

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.

• 古ふるい文ぶん献けんには「訛か言げん」という語ごが地ち方ほうの発はつ音おんを指さして使つかわれている。

  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.

• 訛か言げんは、根こん拠きょのないうわさを指さすこともあった。

  訛言 could also refer to baseless rumors.