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goorashika

Definition

I-Adjective

  1. Pitiful; pitiable; pathetic

Etymology

Cognate to the mainland Kagoshima variants ぐらしか gurashika and うぐらしか ugurashika, as well as the Koshikijima variant ぐわひか guwahika. Possibly derived from the noun うぐ【迂愚】 ugu "stupid, ignorant" or 【愚】 gu "foolish", and the adjectival suffix らしい -rashii, meaning "seeming", "appearing" or "~ish".

意味:かわいそう【可哀相・可哀想・可哀そう】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2023, July 30). ごおらしか : goorashika | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, September 18, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/2495/goorashika/.