Does なんて = なんと (いう)?

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I know that なんて is a contraction of なんと, but has it also picked up the いう in its meaning? Because なんて means something, and I feel like 何という, which means "something called" (right?) could have just been reduced to なんて because saying "something" is such a common thing to say. Is this right?

We have two なんて... ①なんて可愛いんだ！How lovely!--なに(何)+と ②あんたなんて嫌いよ！I hate you!--など(等)+と — , Oct 14 '13 at 06:14
Are you talking about this なんて(何て), or this なんて(等+と)≒など/なんか ?? — , Jun 16 '14 at 07:58

Kaji · Answer 1 · 2014-03-17T18:42:21.027

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In informal situations (っ)て can be substituted for と when it's being used as a quoting particle. As such, [何]{なん}という can become [何]{なん}ていう (or more frequently [何]{なん}てゆう in speech).

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answered Mar 17 '14 at 18:06

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 16 '14 at 20:36

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なんて is a colloquial variant of など. なんか is another one.

answered Apr 16 '14 at 20:36

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Does なんて = なんと (いう)?

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