女房詞

Compound of 女房 (nyōbō, “lady in waiting”) +‎ 言葉 (kotoba, “word; language”)[1][2]

Both spellings, 女房詞 and 女房言葉, are in use. The 女房詞 spelling appears to be more common, and is listed as the main form in dictionaries.[1][2][3][4]

• (Tokyo) にょーぼーこ​とば [nyòóbóó kóꜜtòbà] (Nakadaka – [5])[2]
• IPA^(key): [ɲ̟o̞ːbo̞ː ko̞to̞ba̠]

女(にょう)房(ぼう)詞(ことば) • (nyōbō kotoba) ^{←にようばうことば (nyoubaukotoba)?}

1. a cant or secret language of ladies-in-waiting in the imperial court, arising during the Muromachi period and later spreading to the general population
2. a word originally belonging to this cant

   「おしゃもじ」は元(もと)元(もと)「杓(しゃく)子(し)」の女(にょう)房(ぼう)詞(ことば)でした。

   “O-shamoji” wa motomoto “shakushi” no nyōbō kotoba deshita.

   "O-shamoji" was originally the woman's word for "shakushi" (rice scoop).