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Due to a phonological process called rendaku, the "k" in kuro voices to become a "g" sound, and the compound term is pronounced ohaguro, not *ohakuro. [5] The term ohaguro arose among upper-class women in the early Edo period as part of nyōbō kotoba or "women's language", as a shift from the much-older term hagurome (歯黒め, 'tooth ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 14 January 2025. This is a list of onomatopoeias, i.e. words that imitate, resemble, or suggest the source of the sound that they describe. For more information, see the linked articles. Human vocal sounds Achoo, Atishoo, the sound of a sneeze Ahem, a sound made to clear the throat or to draw attention ...
The death wail is a keening, mourning lament, generally performed in ritual fashion soon after the death of a member of a family or tribe.Examples of death wails have been found in numerous societies, including among the Celts of Europe; and various indigenous peoples of Asia, the Americas, Africa, New Zealand and Australia.
A death rattle is noisy breathing that often occurs in someone near death. [1] Accumulation of fluids such as saliva and bronchial secretions in the throat and upper airways is the cause. [ 2 ] Those who are dying may lose their ability to swallow and may have increased production of bronchial secretions, resulting in such an accumulation. [ 3 ]
According to the two morticians, who prepared Marilyn for burial, the legendary sex symbol had hairy legs, false teeth, and purple blotches all over her face when she was found dead aged 36 in 1962.
"My dear one, with whom I lived in love so long, make room for me, for this is my grave, and in death we shall not be divided." [11]: 149 — Severus of Ravenna, Bishop of Ravenna (c. 348 AD). According to a traditional story, Severus laid himself in his family tomb alongside his dead wife and daughter, then died. [11]: 149 [45]
Ota Benga, a famous Congolese pygmy, shows off his sharpened teeth. A man with filed teeth (probably Mentawai) smokes in a photograph by Dutch photographer Christiaan Benjamin Nieuwenhuis who worked in Sumatra. Human tooth sharpening is the practice of manually sharpening the teeth, usually the front incisors. Filed teeth are customary in ...
The House of the Dragon season 2 finale is full of confounding decisions. Alongside Daemon Targaryen’s (Matt Smith) vision and another promise that war is coming, Aemond Targaryen (Ewan Mitchell ...