shiwashiwa

a word from vocabulary Japanese by Christopher K. Schmidt  
Word form shiwashiwa
Original script 皺々
LWT meaning(s)
Word meaning Other variants include phrasal expressions such as shiwa ga yoru “wrinkles come by”. shiwashiwa 1424. The noun shiwa “wrinkle” was attested in 万葉集 (after 8th century).
Analyzability analyzable derived
Gloss reduplication of shiwa wrinkle
Age Early Modern Japanese [21] (1604–1867)
Lexical stratum wago
Year 1714
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