inro

See also: inrō and inrõ

English

Etymology

From Japanese 印籠 (inrō).

Noun

inro (plural inro or inros)

1. A small decorative box, hung from the sash of a kimono, for holding small objects.
   • 1979, Raymond Bushell, The Inrō Handbook: Studies of Netsuke, Inrō, and Lacquer, page 141:

     Tonkotsu are distinguished from inro in several ways. The tonkotsu is a container for tobacco; the inro, for medicines.

See also

• inrō

Anagrams

• Iron, Orin, RINO, Rion, iron, noir, nori, roin

Makasar

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈinro/, [ˈin.drɔ]
• Hyphenation: in‧ro

Root

inro (Lontara spelling ᨕᨗᨑᨚ or 𑻱𑻳𑻭𑻶)

1. precategorial root (rotating movement)

Derived terms

reduplications

• inro-inro

affixations

• amminro
• inroang
• inròi
• painro
• paminro
• pamminròi
• siinroang
• siinròi

Further reading

• Cense, A. A. (1979), Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek [Makasar-Dutch dictionary], 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page 252