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adj
Of or relating to the ancient Indian Shunga Empire that flourished between 187 and 78 B.C.E.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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noun
A style of Japanese erotic art
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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History
Possibly from Sanskrit शुङ्ग (śuṅga, “fig tree”).
From Japanese 春画, from Middle Chinese 春 (t͡ʃhwin "spring", by extension "sexual", "erotic") + 畫 (hwɛ̀ "painting").
