くらくら

Japanese

Etymology

May related to 眩(くら)む (kuramu, “to be dizzied by”).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) くらくら [kúꜜràkùrà] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA(key): [kɯ̟ɾa̠kɯ̟ɾa̠]

Adverb

くらくら or クラクラ • (kurakura) ←くらくら (kurakura)?

  1. dizzy and wanting to faint

Usage notes

  • Optionally with と.

References

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