涼む

すずむ · suzumu · JLPT N2 · verb-godan

to cool off

🪭 涼 (suzu) = cool; む is a verb ending, so 涼む = to cool oneself

Root 涼し (suzushii, cool) plus the verb-forming む turns coolness into an action: getting cool, as in sitting in a breeze or shade.

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