ぎっくりごし

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Japanese

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Alternative spelling
ぎっくり腰

Etymology

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From ぎっくり (gikkuri) + (こし) (koshi). The koshi changes to goshi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ぎっくりごし (gikkurigoshi

  1. thrown-out back

References

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