continuative of 持つ

voice; chirping, singing; sound; voiced sound /

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)

Greek (person, people)

the Greek language

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

to startle; to surprise; to astonish

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

nonetheless, although, be that as it may

中々: very, quite, considerably, rather, by no means (with negative verb)