みみずばれ

Japanese

Alternative spellings
ミミズ腫れ (common) 蚯蚓腫れ (uncommon) 蚯蚓脹れ (rare)

Etymology

From 蚯蚓(みみず) (mimizu, “earthworm”) + 腫(は)れ (hare, “swelling”). The hare changes to bare as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mʲimʲizɨba̠ɾe̞]

Noun

みみずばれ or ミミズばれ • (mimizubare) 

1. welting