Japanese

Verb

撓る ‎(intransitive, godan conjugation, hiragana おおる, romaji ōru, historical hiragana ををる)

1. for a branch to bend due to the abundance or weight of flora

Etymology 2

siporu > siɸoru > siworu > sioru.

Alternative forms

• 萎る

Verb

撓る ‎(transitive, godan conjugation, hiragana しおる, romaji shioru, historical hiragana しほる)

1. to bend
2. to torment, bully

Etymology 3

Likely related to 撓る ‎(shioru, “bend”): ?siporu > ?siɸoru > ?siworu > siwaru.

Verb

撓る ‎(intransitive, godan conjugation, hiragana しわる, romaji shiwaru)

1. for something to bend
2. to be hungry

Etymology 4

From older 撓る ‎(shinaru).

Verb

撓る ‎(intransitive, godan conjugation, hiragana しなる, romaji shinaru)

1. for something to bend

Derived terms

• 撓 (しな)える ‎(shinaeru)