pillow word

English

Etymology

Calque of Japanese 枕詞 (makurakotoba).

Noun

pillow word (plural pillow words)

In Japanese waka poetry, a poetic device where a certain introductory phrase is commonly used to allude to something else.

Translations

poetic device

Chinese:
Mandarin: 枕詞／枕词 (zh) (zhěncí)
French: makurakotoba m, mot-oreiller m, épithète (fr) f
Italian: makura kotoba m
Japanese: 枕詞 (ja) (makurakotoba)
Korean: 마쿠라코토바 (makurakotoba)

See also

epithet

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