Where does “mono-ii” come from?

mono-ii (English) comes from Japanese 物言い, from Japanese 物言う — to talk.

mono-ii (English): a conference among the shimpan to reconsider a referee's decision

Definitions

  1. a conference among the shimpan to reconsider a referee's decision

Ancestry of “mono-ii”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese物言いa way of speaking, wording
2Japanese物言うto talk
Every word from Japanese 物言う →Every word from Japanese 物言い →
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