撓る

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】 [verb] Alternative form of しなう

(This term, 撓る, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)