ぐる

Јапански

Етимологија 1

This term is the root of a cluster of terms deriving from a basic meaning of turning, spinning, going around in a circle.

• ぐるり (gururi, adverb), attested from 1603
• ぐるぐる (guruguru, adverb), attested from 1625
• ぐる (guru, noun), attested from 1692
• ぐるっと (gurutto, adverb), attested from 1907

Almost certainly derived from verb 繰る (kuru, “to wind, to spin, to turn pages”), with similar derivatives:

• くるり (kururi, adverb), attested from the 1150s
• くるくる (kurukuru, adverb), attested from the late 900s
• くるっと (kurutto, adverb), attested from 1907

Compare also likely-related noun 枢 (kuru, kururu, kururi, “door hinge”).

Root

1. rotating, spinning, turning

Derived terms

• ぐるり (gururi)
• ぐるぐる (guruguru)
• ぐる (guru, noun)
• ぐるっと (gurutto)

Етимологија 2

Originated as a jōruri or kabuki argot word, from the sense of a (usually criminal) ring that metaphorically goes ぐるぐる (guruguru, “around and around”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ぐ​る [gúꜜrù] (Atamadaka – [1])
• МФА^(кључ): [ɡɯ̟ᵝɾɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

1. [from 1717] accomplice, co-conspirator

   Синонимs: 共犯者 (kyōhansha), 共謀者 (kyōbōsha)

Етимологија 3

Shortening of ぐるぐる髷 (guruguru mage, guruguru wage), a hairstyle during the Edo period wherein the hair is simply wound up (guruguru) and pinned on top of the head in a bun.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ぐ​る [gúꜜrù] (Atamadaka – [1])
• МФА^(кључ): [ɡɯ̟ᵝɾɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

1. [from 1692] the bun hairstyle

   Синоним: ぐるぐる髷 (guruguru mage, guruguru wage)

Етимологија 4

Shortening and shift from ぐるり (gururi), from the way that an 帯 (obi, “sash”) winds around the body.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ぐ​る [gúꜜrù] (Atamadaka – [1])
• МФА^(кључ): [ɡɯ̟ᵝɾɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

1. [from 1798] an obi

   Синоним: 帯 (obi)