ぐり

Japanese

Alternative spellings
屈輪倶利

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Etymology

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Particularly: “A sound-symbolic formation, perhaps related to ぐりぐり (“press and massage”) (referring to the carving process) and/or ぐるぐる (“turning round and round”) (referring to the whirling patterns of guri lacquer).”

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ぐり [gùríꜜ] (Odaka – [2])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ɡɯ̟ɾʲi]

Noun

ぐり • (guri)

a curved fern-like pattern used in decorating carved lacquer and Zen Buddhist temples

Synonyms

屈輪(ぐり)文(もん) (gurimon)
ぐりん (gurin)
ぐりぐり (guriguri)

Descendants

→ Persian: غوری (ğôri, “a sort of porcelain”)
- ⇒ Persian: قوری (quri, “teapot”)
  - → Gulf Arabic: غوري (ḡūri)
  - → Malay: guri / ݢوري (“small waterpot with a spout”)
    - Indonesian: guri

References

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

[DJR-1] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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