のりのり

Japanese

Alternative spellings
乗り乗りノリノリ

Etymology

Reduplication of 乗り, the 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 乗(の)る (noru).^[1] Likely from the senses of “rhythm; tempo”, or perhaps from the derived noun 気乗(きの)り (kinori, “enthusiasm, interest”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) のりのり [nòrínórí] (Heiban – [0])^[2]
IPA^(key): [no̞ɾʲino̞ɾʲi]

Adjective

のりのり • (norinori) -na (adnominal のりのりな (norinori na), adverbial のりのりに (norinori ni))

in high spirits, in a good mood, excited
spirited, exciting
のりのりな曲(きょく)
norinori na kyoku
a spirited melody

Noun

のりのり • (norinori)

an excited state

References

^ “のりのり”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎^[1] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[1] “のりのり”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎^[1] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months

[DJR-2] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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