ねじりあらい

Japanese

Alternative spellings
捻り洗い ねじり洗い

Etymology

From 捻(ねじ)り (nejiri, “連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 捻(ねじ)る (nejiru).”) + 洗(あら)い (arai, “連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 洗(あら)う (arau).”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ne̞ʑiɾʲia̠ɾa̠i]

Noun

ねじりあらい • (nejiriarai) 

1. washing a finger by gripping it with one hand and twisting