するめ

Japanese

Alternative spelling
鯣

するめ (surume): dried squid ready for sale.

するめ (surume): dried squid torn into strips.

Etymology

Unknown.

The oldest sense when first attested in the Wamyō Ruijushō of 934 is squid, apparently in reference to the Japanese flying squid commonly used after being dried. By 1334, the sense shifted to refer to the dried foodstuff.

The "dried squid" sense is now the most common, while the "type of squid" sense is often expressed using the term 鯣烏賊 (surume ika) instead.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) するめ [sùrúmé] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [sɨɾɯ̟me̞]

Noun

するめ or スルメ • (surume) ^{←するめ (surume)?}

1. [from 1334] dried squid or dried cuttlefish used for food, vaguely similar to jerky
2. [from 934] the Japanese flying squid or Todarodes pacificus, commonly used after being dried

   Synonym: 鯣烏賊 (surume ika)

Synonyms

• あたりめ (atarime)

Derived terms

• 鯣烏賊(するめいか) (surume ika)

Descendants

• → English: surume
• → Korean: 수루매 (surumae)

See also

• いか (ika, “squid, cuttlefish”)