Japanese edit

Etymology 1 edit

For pronunciation and definitions of つぶれる – see the following entry.
潰れる
[verb] to be ruined, crushed, smashed, destroyed, wrecked
[verb] to be ruined, to go bankrupt, to go under
[verb] (of a blade) to become dull
[verb] to be smashed; to be wasted (drunk)
(This term, つぶれる, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 2 edit

Verb edit

つぶれる (tsubureru

  1. potential form of つぶる (tsuburu) [godan]