Japanese
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Etymology
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From 小 (ko-) + 腹 (hara). The hara changes to bara as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
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こばら • (kobara) ←こばら (kobara)?
- stomach (as the subject of a minor action)
- 小腹がすいた
- kobara ga suita
- a little hungry (as opposed to 腹がすいた)
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