pillow word
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pillow word
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Calque of Japanese 枕詞 (makurakotoba).
noun pillow words
- In Japanese waka poetry, a poetic device where a certain introductory phrase is commonly used to allude to something else.
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noun poetic device
| 한국어 | 마쿠라코토바 makurakotoba |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 枕詞 makurakotoba |
| 中文 | 枕詞 /枕词 zhěncí |
| Français | makurakotoba, mot-oreiller, épithète |
| Italiano | makura kotoba |
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title = {pillow word},
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