こり

Japanese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of こり – see the following entries.

【行李】 [counter] [from late 1870s] used to count items of luggage, cargo, or freight: box, bundle, item, bale, package [noun] [from 1523] a bundle of one or more pieces of luggage secured with rope or cord [noun] [from 1603] a wicker trunk used as luggage, with a lid that slides down over the top, generally made of bamboo, willow, or wisteria Alternative spelling 梱

【狐狸】 [noun] foxes and tanukis [noun] (figurative) sly or treacherous person

(This term, こり, is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.) For a list of all kanji read as こり, see Category:Japanese kanji read as こり.)

Etymology 2

こり • (kori) 

1. stem or continuative form of こる (koru) [godan]