しね

Japanese edit

Etymology 1 edit

For pronunciation and definitions of しね – see the following entry.

【死ね】	[verb] imperative of 死ぬ (“to die”) [interjection] (offensive, vulgar) Expression to show discontent: go to hell; kill yourself

(This term, しね, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 2 edit

Alternative spelling
稲

Often found in compounds. The initial s- either represents epenthesis or, more likely, is a reflex of an older form of the word 稲 (ine, “rice”) maintained in fossilized compounds. See also 春雨 (harusame, “spring rain”) and 小雨 (kosame, “light rain”).

Noun edit

しね • (shine)

suffixal bound form of いね (ine, “rice plant”)

しね

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