Is there a っぱ suffix? If so, what does it mean? I am trying to understand the lyrics to Matsumoto Bon Bon. Particularly the line in bold: > > > > > > > ** ** > > > > I tried to look for but the only result is for , which is: > green snot (hanging from a child's nose, etc.) I did not find in the dictionary either. Is there a "" suffix that has some well defined meaning in Japanese?

means "cedar leaves" and means "green (fresh) leaves".

Of course is a word in itself. My guess would be that it is more a geminated version of than it is a borrowing of in , but it may be a combination of both! In any case, is _not_ a productive suffix meaning "leaf of ..." and you can probably think of and as an instance of poetic license.