くるみ

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spelling
胡桃

Uncertain. Theories include:

• Alteration of 呉実 kuremi “nut from Wu (southern China)”
• Alteration of 黒実 kuromi “black nut”
• From 凝子 korumi “stiff thing”, in reference to the hard shell
• From 屈実 kurumi “curving nut”, in reference to the shell extending between the halves of the nut
• From 円実 marumi “round nut”
• From 籠子 komorimi “(thing in) a basket”; compare Chinese 籠子 / 笼子 (lóngzi)
• From 包 kurumi “enclosed, wrapped” or 殻包括実 kara kurumi mi “fruit enclosed in a shell”

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) くるみ [kùrúmí] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) くるみ [kùrúmíꜜ] (Odaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [kɯ̟ɾɯ̟mʲi]

Noun

くるみ or クルミ • (kurumi) ^{←くるみ (kurumi)?}

1. walnut

Usage notes

• As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

Etymology 2

Alternative spellings
包み 包

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) くるみ [kùrúmíꜜ] (Odaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [kɯ̟ɾɯ̟mʲi]

Noun

くるみ • (kurumi) ^{←くるみ (kurumi)?}

1. a bundle, a parcel, that which is wrapped

Derived terms

• 編(あ)み包(ぐる)み (amigurumi, “crocheted or knit stuffed toy”)
• 着包(きぐる)み (kigurumi, “full-body costume”)
• 縫(ぬ)い包(ぐる)み (nuigurumi, “stuffed toy”)

Verb

くるみ • (kurumi) ^{←くるみ (kurumi)?}

1. stem or continuative form of 包む (kurumu, “to wrap”) [godan]

See also

• ぐるみ (-gurumi, “inclusive, all together”, suffix)