搖る

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
搖
Jinmeiyō
For pronunciation and definitions of 搖る – see the following entry.
【揺ゆる】
揺る: (archaic) to shake, to sway, to quake, to sway back and forth
揺る, 汰る, 淘る: (specifically) to sift and sort, especially in water
揺る: (archaic) to pitch, to roll, to rock, to toss about (such as a ship on rough seas)
揺る: (archaic) to jolt or joggle (such as a vehicle)
揺る: (archaic) to swing back and forth (such as something suspended or hanging)
揺る: (archaic) to flicker, to waver (such as a flame)
揺る: (archaic) to tremble, to vibrate
(archaic) to shake, to sway, to quake
(archaic) to become unstable
Alternative spellings
汰る, 淘る
(This term, 搖る, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Old Japanese

Etymology

From Proto-Japonic *yəru. Cognate with Okinawan 搖ゆん (yuyun).

Noun

搖る (yo2ru) (kana よる)

  1. to shake, tremble
    • 720, Nihon Shoki, poem 91, first variant:
      於彌能姑能耶賦能之魔柯枳始陀騰余瀰那爲我與釐拠魔耶黎夢之魔柯枳
      omi1 no2 ko1 no2 yapu no2 sibakaki1 sita to2yo2mi1 nawi ga yo2riko2ba yaremu sibakaki1
      The eight-fold fastening fence / Of the Omi's child / Should an earthquake come, shaking, / Reverberating below, / 'Twill be a ruined fastening fence.

Conjugation

Classical conjugation of "搖る" (ラ行四段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形) 搖ら よ2ら yo2ra
Continuative (連用形) 搖り よ2り yo2ri
Terminal (終止形) 搖る よ2る yo2ru
Attributive (連体形) 搖る よ2る yo2ru
Realis (已然形) 搖れ よ2れ yo2re
Imperative (命令形) 搖れ よ2れ yo2re
Key constructions
Negative 搖らず よ2らず yo2razu
Contrasting conjunction 搖れど よ2れど yo2redo
Causal conjunction 搖れば よ2れば yo2reba
Conditional conjunction 搖らば よ2らば yo2raba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge) 搖りき よ2りき yo2riki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge) 搖りけり よ2りけり yo2rikeri
Perfect tense (conscious action) 搖りつ よ2りつ yo2ritu
Perfect tense (natural event) 搖りぬ よ2りぬ yo2rinu
Perfect-continuative tense 搖れり
搖りたり		 よ2れり
よ2りたり		 yo2reri
yo2ritari
Volitional 搖らむ よ2らむ yo2ramu

Descendants

  • Japanese: 揺る (yuru)
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