しわしわ

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spelling
皺々

Reduplication of しわ (“wrinkle”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) しわしわ [shìwáshíwá] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɕiɰᵝa̠ɕiɰᵝa̠]

Adverb

しわしわ • (shiwashiwa) 

1. wrinkly

   しわしわになる

   shiwashiwa ni naru

   to become wrinkled

Etymology 2

Alternative spelling
撓々

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) し​わしわ [shíꜜwàshìwà] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ɕiɰᵝa̠ɕiɰᵝa̠]

Adverb

しわしわ • (shiwashiwa) 

1. droopingly