黙り

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
黙
だま
Grade: S
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
默り (kyūjitai)

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [da̠ma̠ɾʲi]

Verb

黙(だま)り • (damari) 

  1. stem or continuative form of 黙る (damaru) [godan]

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
黙
だんま
Grade: S
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
默り (kyūjitai)

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

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) だんまり [dàńmárí] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
  • IPA(key): [dã̠mːa̠ɾʲi]

Noun

黙(だんま)り • (danmari) 

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

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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