搦み

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
から
Hyōgai
kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 搦み – see the following entry.
からみ】
[noun] involvement, entanglement
[verb] stem or continuative form of 絡む (karamu) [godan]
(This term, 搦み, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
から > がら
Hyōgai
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
絡み

Shift from (から) (karami). The ka changes to ga as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) らみ [gáꜜràmì] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA(key): [ɡa̠ɾa̠mʲi]

Suffix

(がら) • (-garami

  1. about, around, approximately
  2. concerning, related to
Usage notes

This term is often spelled in kana.