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肘枕ひじ枕
ひじまくら
1. [n,vs,vi]
▶ resting one's head on one's arm or elbow

Conjugations


History:
5. A 2023-03-03 20:19:15  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
4. A* 2023-03-03 06:06:03  Stephen Kraus <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
sankoku has [vi]
  Diff:
@@ -15,0 +16 @@
+<pos>&vi;</pos>
3. A* 2023-03-03 06:03:58  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
肘枕	966	55.5%
ひじ枕	773	44.5%
GG5: 肘枕をする rest one's head on one's 「elbow [arm].
ルミナス: 彼は*ひじ枕をして寝ている He is sleeping with his head on his arm.
Koj: 自分の肘をまげて枕の代りにすること。
Daijr: 自分の肘を曲げて枕代わりにして横になること。
肘枕する	0
肘枕して	35
肘枕をして	86
  Comments:
I think this is more like it. One may well be l(a)ying on one's side but it doesn't seem to be a core meaning of the term.
The "vs" case is weak.
  Diff:
@@ -5,0 +6,3 @@
+</k_ele>
+<k_ele>
+<keb>ひじ枕</keb>
@@ -13 +16 @@
-<gloss>propping one's head up with one arm while laying down on one's side</gloss>
+<gloss>resting one's head on one's arm or elbow</gloss>
2. A* 2023-03-03 04:52:21  Brian Krznarich <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Typo( one one's side -> on one's side).  A lot of "one" in this gloss...
  Diff:
@@ -13 +13 @@
-<gloss>propping one's head up with one arm while laying down one one's side</gloss>
+<gloss>propping one's head up with one arm while laying down on one's side</gloss>
1. A* 2023-03-03 02:54:44  Brian Krznarich <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
sankoku: ひじをまげて自分の枕として横になること

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https://hinative.com/questions/14004763
ひじまくら is "to bend one's elbow and use it instead of a pillow.

Kind of a "lol" here:
Is there a common phrase or a better, shorter way to describe this man's body position?
"He was lying on his side, propped up on one/his elbow, hand supporting his head."

... The answer was "no, not really"

https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/518372/position-description-for-lying-on-the-side-propped-up-on-one-elbow-with-the-han
  Comments:
Trying to figure out how I'd get my head to touch my elbow. (The old gloss also used the plural "elbows".  It's just one.)

Sorry for the long gloss, but I can't find a concise word or phrase for this. 

Not *super* common. For comparison:
肘枕	966
頬杖	46731
膝枕	61100
  Diff:
@@ -13 +13 @@
-<gloss>using one's elbows as a pillow</gloss>
+<gloss>propping one's head up with one arm while laying down one one's side</gloss>

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