koromon
English: Translation
To cover, wrap, or enclose one’s body completely, particularly by drawing a blanket, sheet, mat, or similar covering over oneself while sleeping.
Notes
koromon
v.
The action normally leaves most or all of the body concealed beneath the covering and may imply keeping warm, shutting out light, hiding oneself, or withdrawing comfortably into bed.
SEMANTIC NOTE
The defining feature is near-total bodily enclosure, not merely placing a cloth over one part of the body.
COMPARE
- koromon — deliberately cover or wrap one’s whole body.
- koromot — become overgrown or enveloped by creeping vegetation.
DERIVED FORM
kominoromon (< -omin- + koromon)
v. Actor Focus Completed / Perfective
to have wrapped oneself completely in a blanket or similar covering; to have pulled a blanket over oneself.
USAGE
Kominoromon iya ta malipet.
“He/She wrapped himself/herself completely in a blanket because it was cold.”