撓る

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
おお
Hyōgai
kun'yomi

/woworu/ > /ooru/.

Verb

(おお) (ōruををる (woworu)?intransitive yodan

  1. (of a branch) to bend due to the abundance or weight of flora

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
しお
Hyōgai
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
萎る

/siporu/ > /siɸoru/ > /siworu/ > /sioru/.

Verb

(しお) (shioruしほる (siforu)?transitive yodan

  1. to bend
  2. to torment, bully

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
しわ
Hyōgai
kun'yomi

Likely related to 撓る (shioru, bend); /siporu/ > /siɸoru/ > /siworu/ > /siwaru/.

Verb

(しわ) (shiwaruintransitive godan (stem (しわ) (shiwari), past (しわ)った (shiwatta))

  1. to bend
  2. to be hungry

Etymology 4

Kanji in this term
しな
Hyōgai
kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 撓る – see the following entry.
しなる
alternative form of しなう
(This term, 撓る, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)