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Japanese
Etymology 1
For pronunciation and definitions of しね – see the following entry.
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(This term, しね (shine), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
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Etymology 2
Only found in old compounds. The medial -s- may represent epenthesis between two vowels, or it may be cognate with Korean interfix -ㅅ- (-s-) used to mark possession, much like English -'s. See also 小雨 (kosame, “drizzle”) and 春雨 (harusame, “spring rain”).
Noun
しね • (shine)
- suffixal bound form of いね (ine, “rice plant”)
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