鼾く

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
いび
Hyōgai
kun'yomi

Etymology

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Originally a compound of (i, breath, breathing) +‎ 引く (hiku, to pull, to draw).[1][2] The hiku changes to biku as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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(いび) (ibikuintransitive godan (stem (いび) (ibiki), past (いび)いた (ibiita))

  1. (probably obsolete) to snore

Usage notes

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This is more commonly expressed using the verbal phrases 掻く (ibiki o kaku, literally to make a snoring sound) or 立てる (ibiki o tateru, literally to raise a snore, to put up a snore).

Conjugation

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Synonyms

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN