狸寝入り

Japanese

kanjitab

Definitions

feigning sleep; playing possum

Etymology

Affix from Japanese 狸 (raccoon dog, tanuki raccoon dog) + Japanese 寝 (sleep, sleeping)+ Japanese 入り (entry, entering, going in)+ Japanese 入る (enter)+ Japanese to enter.

Origin

Japanese

to enter

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

tanuki English
tanuki Portuguese
to enter Japanese
入り Japanese
入る Japanese
入口 Japanese
参る Japanese
夢 Japanese
寝 Japanese
寝そべる Japanese
寝ぬ Japanese
寝坊 Japanese
寝床 Japanese
本土狸 Japanese
狸 Japanese
這う Japanese
陥る Japanese
tanuki Cebuano
تانوکی Pashto, Pushto

狸
寝
夢
入る
入口
陥る
寝ぬ
参る
寝坊
這う
入り
寝床
本土狸
寝そべる
to enter