English
inemuri
Inemuri comes from Japanese いねむり.
- Japanesemodernいねむり
- Englishtodayinemuri
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Japanesemodernいねむり
- Englishtodayinemuri
Every English word from Japanese いねむり
Today it means
noun The practice of dozing at school or work, interpreted in Japanese culture as evidence that a person has been working hard.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Japanese いねむり / inemuri