ぼりぼり

Japanese edit

Alternative forms edit

ぽりぽり (poripori)

Etymology edit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “possibly related to 掘る?”)

Pronunciation edit

(Tokyo) ぼりぼり [bóꜜrìbòrì] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
IPA^(key): [bo̞ɾʲibo̞ɾʲi]

Adverb edit

ぼりぼり • (boribori)

(onomatopoeia) crunching of food, etc.
(onomatopoeia) scratching of one's head, etc.

Synonyms edit

がりがり (garigari)

References edit

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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