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むっくり

See also: ムックリ

Japanese

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Etymology

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Part of a cluster of related adverbs deriving from mimetic root むく (muku).

First attested in a text from the early 1600s.[1]

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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むっくり • (mukkuri) 

  1. (mimetic, onomatopoeia) abruptly (said of standing up or otherwise moving to an upright posture)
    Synonyms: むっくと, むくり
  2. [from 1668] plump, rotund, swollen

Usage notes

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Regarding the abruptly sense, むっくり (mukkuri) indicates a somewhat slower action than synonym むっくと (mukkuto).

Verb

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むっくりする • (mukkuri suru) suru (stem むっくりし (mukkurisuru shi), past むっくりした (mukkurisuru shita))

  1. to become plump, to be rotund[3]
    むっくりした体(からだ)つき
    mukkuri shita karadatsuki
    full figured; a portly build

References

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  1. ^ “むっくり”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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