even if one says

a hometown, homeland

(poetic) Alternative spelling of 国 (kuni): one's hometown or birthplace

a dialect; a provincialism

to say, to tell somebody / to call, to name, to give a name / to cry, to call, to make a noise (such as an animal)

(chiefly women's speech) first person singular pronoun: I, me

past tense and perfective aspect of 言う (iu, yū) [godan]

nonetheless, although, be that as it may

in other words; what I (you, etc.) mean is

to startle; to surprise; to astonish