N1Noun
北枕
きたまくら
Meaning
- 1.lying with one's head to the north (trad. position for dead bodies; taboo for sleeping)
- 2.brown-lined puffer (Canthigaster rivulata)
Meanings across languages
- English
- lying with one's head to the north (trad. position for dead bodies; taboo for sleeping), brown-lined puffer (Canthigaster rivulata)
- Tiếng Việt
- ngủ với đầu hướng về phía bắc (vị trí truyền thống cho người chết; kiêng kị khi ngủ), cá chình có viền nâu (Canthigaster rivulata)
- 日本語
- 北向きで寝る(死体の伝統的な体位;寝ることの禁忌), 褐色の縁のフグ
- 한국어
- 북쪽 머리로 누워 있기 (죽은 자의 전통적 위치; 수면에 대한 금기), 갈색 줄무늬 복어
- 中文
- 头朝北躺(传统上死者的姿势;睡觉的禁忌), 棕线瓶鱼(Canthigaster rivulata)
- Bahasa Indonesia
- posisi tradisional, ikan garis coklat
- ภาษาไทย
- ตำแหน่งดั้งเดิม, ปลาลายสีน้ำตาล
- Español
- posición tradicional, pez de línea marrón
- Français
- position traditionnelle, poisson brun
- Deutsch
- Leichenschau, Fischart
- Português
- posição tradicional, peixe de linhas marrons
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