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ubasute
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From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
English
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Wikipedia
has an article on:
ubasute
Wikipedia
Etymology
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From
Japanese
姥捨て
.
Noun
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ubasute
(
uncountable
)
A supposed former
custom
of
Japan
, whereby an
infirm
or
elderly
relative
was left in some
desolate
place to
die
.
See also
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granny dumping
ättestupa
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Buteaus
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