むっくり
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See also: ムックリ
Japanese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Part of a cluster of related adverbs deriving from mimetic root むく (muku).
First attested in a text from the early 1600s.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adverb[edit]
- (mimetic, onomatopoeia) abruptly (said of standing up or otherwise moving to an upright posture)
- [from 1668] plump, rotund, swollen
Usage notes[edit]
Regarding the abruptly sense, むっくり (mukkuri) indicates a somewhat slower action than synonym むっくと (mukkuto).
Verb[edit]
むっくりする • (mukkuri suru) suru (stem むっくりし (mukkurisuru shi), past むっくりした (mukkurisuru shita))
References[edit]
- ^ “むっくり”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten][1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN