黙り

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
だま
Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
默り (kyūjitai)

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

Verb

(だま) (damari

  1. stem or continuative form of 黙る (damaru)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
だんま
Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
默り (kyūjitai)

Emphatic form as a shift from (だま) (damari). Gemination is a common way of creating emphatic forms in Japanese.

Pronunciation

Noun

(だんま) (danmari

  1. staying completely silent, saying nothing
  2. someone who stays completely silent, saying nothing

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN