おいぼれ
Japanese
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老い耄れ 老いぼれ 老ぼれ 老耄れ 老耄 |
Etymology
edit連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 老い耄れる (oiboreru, “to become senile”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edit- (derogatory or humble) becoming senile, or someone who is senile and confused; dotage; dodderer; dotard
References
edit- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN