ぐるぐる
See also: くるくる
Japanese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]This term is part of of a cluster of terms derived from root ぐる (guru, “turning? spinning? going around in a circle?”).
- ぐるり (gururi, adverb), attested from 1603[1]
- ぐるぐる (guruguru, adverb), attested from 1625[1]
- ぐる (guru, noun), attested from 1692[1]
- ぐるっと (gurutto, adverb), attested from 1907[1]
This term guruguru could be analyzed as a reduplication of ぐる (guru), or as a shift from くるくる (kurukuru). Japanese adverbs with voiced initial consonants usually refer to softer, heavier, or slower action than counterparts with unvoiced initial consonants.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adverb
[edit]- [from 1625] turning round and round; whirling; spinning
- ぐるぐる回る
- guruguru mawaru
- to spin round and round
- ぐるぐる回る
Usage notes
[edit]May be found with or without adverbial particle と (to), sometimes with gemination for emphasis, such as ぐるぐるっと (gurugurutto).
References
[edit]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN