撓る

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
撓
おお
Hyōgai
kun'yomi

/woworu/ > /ooru/.

Verb

撓(おお)る • (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
撓
しお
Hyōgai
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
萎る

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

Verb

撓(しお)る • (shioru) ←しほる (siforu)?transitive †yodan

  1. to bend
  2. to torment, bully

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
撓
しわ
Hyōgai
kun'yomi

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

Verb

撓(しわ)る • (shiwaru) intransitive godan (stem 撓(しわ)り (shiwari), past 撓(しわ)った (shiwatta))

  1. to bend
  2. to be hungry

Etymology 4

Kanji in this term
撓
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.)
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