夷曲ひなぶり

Meanings

appearing rustic; rustic style

Describes a person, poem, or thing that seems countrified or unsophisticated. Archaic literary term.

その歌うたは鄙ひな振ぶりが感かんじられて、都みやこの人ひとには珍めずらしく思おもわれた。
That poem had a rustic feel, which the city people found unusual.

ancient court song; rustic court music

A type of song performed at the imperial court in ancient times, characterized by a rustic or provincial style. Historical term.

夷ひなぶ曲りは、古こ代だいの宮きゅう廷ていで演えん奏そうされた地ち方ほう風ふうの歌か謡ようである。
Hinaburi is a provincial-style song that was performed at the ancient court.

noun

comical tanka; humorous waka

A light, humorous, or parodic tanka poem, related to 狂歌 (kyōka). Rare literary term.

Kanji

鄙lowly, the country, the countryside
振shake, wave, wag
夷barbarian, savage, Ainu
曲bend, music, melody

Related words

狂きょう歌か
狂歌 is a more common term for comic or satirical tanka; 夷曲 in this sense is rarer and more historical.
鄙ひなびる
鄙びる is a verb meaning 'to become rustic' or 'to acquire a countrified charm', sharing the 鄙 element and rustic nuance.

Written forms

夷曲ひなぶり
Historical spelling; the kanji 夷 suggests 'rustic' or 'barbarian', and 曲 means 'song' or 'poem'. Rare in modern use.
鄙ひな振ぶり
Alternate historical spelling; 鄙 means 'rural' or 'rustic', and 振り suggests 'style' or 'appearance'.
夷振ひなぶり
Variant combining 夷 and 振り; also rare.

Etymology

Written 夷曲, the word is historically associated with 鄙振り, from 鄙 “the countryside; rustic” and 振り “style or manner.” Its meanings expanded from rustic style and song to humorous verse.