Function of "でも" in "とでも言うべきであろうか"?


I've come across the phrase:

> 〜と **でも** 言うべきであろうか

in my reading. I understand most of it, but I am a little confused as to what
the "でも" is doing. I'm familiar with "でも" as a particle, but it appears to be
functioning as something like an adverb in this case. My best guess would be
to translate it as something like "〜, one might call it".

Can anyone explain the function of the word here? Thanks.




> 「～～ + と + でも + Verb Phrase using [言]{い}う/[呼]{よ}ぶ/[表現]{ひょうげん}する, etc.」

The 「と」 here is a quotative particle. There is something you want to call,
describe, etc. as "~~".

**By using 「でも」, you are opting to give an "example" or "tentative" name,
description, etc. instead of giving a "final" or "definitive" one.**

In English, it means along the lines of "Let's call it ~~ for now.", "~~ would
be one way to describe it.", etc. Thus your translation "~~, one might call
it" is spot-on.

「でも」 consists of 「で」,the [連用形]{れんようけい} of the affirmation auxiliary verb 「だ」,
and the particle 「も」 if you are into grammar.

This 「でも」 is quite often attached to another particle.

「このスイカは[山田]{やまだ}さん **にでも** あげよう。」 = "Let's give this watermelon to Mr. Yamada,
perhaps?"

「[日本]{にほん}は[寒]{さむ}いのでハワイ **へでも** [行]{い}きたいのだが、お[金]{かね}がない。」 = "I would love to
go somewhere like Hawaii because it's too freaking cold here in Japan, but I
don't have enough money."




> 「～～ + と + でも + Verb Phrase using [言]{い}う/[呼]{よ}ぶ/[表現]{ひょうげん}する, etc.」

The 「と」 here is a quotative particle. There is something you want to call,
describe, etc. as "~~".

**By using 「でも」, you are opting to give an "example" or "tentative" name,
description, etc. instead of giving a "final" or "definitive" one.**

In English, it means along the lines of "Let's call it ~~ for now.", "~~ would
be one way to describe it.", etc. Thus your translation "~~, one might call
it" is spot-on.

「でも」 consists of 「で」,the [連用形]{れんようけい} of the affirmation auxiliary verb 「だ」,
and the particle 「も」 if you are into grammar.

This 「でも」 is quite often attached to another particle.

「このスイカは[山田]{やまだ}さん **にでも** あげよう。」 = "Let's give this watermelon to Mr. Yamada,
perhaps?"

「[日本]{にほん}は[寒]{さむ}いのでハワイ **へでも** [行]{い}きたいのだが、お[金]{かね}がない。」 = "I would love to
go somewhere like Hawaii because it's too freaking cold here in Japan, but I
don't have enough money."

