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いくろう【酔食ろう】 : ikurou | define meaning
ikurou
Definition
Verb
- To get drunk; to be intoxicated; (Slang) To get smashed, to get wasted, to get hammered, (British) to get pissed
Etymology
Cognate to the Kumamoto and Saga variant ええくらう eekurau "to get drunk". Derived from よい【酔い】 yoi, the nominal form of the verb よう【酔う】 you "to get drunk"; and くらう【食らう・喰らう】 kurau, a verb meaning "to consume, to eat, to drink" or "to become, to receive".
意味：よっぱらう【酔っ払う】
Categories:
酔食ろう
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2015, February 18). いくろう【酔食ろう】 : ikurou | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, October 3, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/3725/ikurou/.