Japanese edit

Etymology edit

From ぐら (gura) + つく (-tsuku).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

ぐらつく (guratsukuintransitive godan (stem ぐらつき (guratsuki), past ぐらついた (guratsuita))

  1. wobble, shake
    (つくえ)ぐらつく
    tsukue ga guratsuku
    the table is shaking
  2. be unsteady (of feelings, finances, etc.)
    ()(かい)(じゅう)(けい)(ざい)ぐらつき(はじ)めている
    sekaijū no keizai ga guratsuki hajimeteiru
    the world economy begins to shake

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References edit

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006) 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN