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 |
Register | General |