おいぼれ

おいぼれ

Japanese

Alternative spellings
老い耄れ 老いぼれ 老ぼれ 老耄れ 老耄

Etymology

連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 老(お)い耄(ぼ)れる (oiboreru, “to become senile”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) おいぼれ [òíbóré] (Heiban – [0])[1]
• IPA^(key): [o̞ibo̞ɾe̞]

Noun

おいぼれ • (oibore) 

1. (derogatory or humble) becoming senile, or someone who is senile and confused; dotage; dodderer; dotard

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN