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まかる【罷る】 : makaru | define meaning
makaru
Definition
Verb
- To go
- To depart; to leave; to go off
- (Obsolete) To die; to perish; to pass away
Etymology
Attested under the entry "[Satsuma dialect] makaru ... [Yedo] yuku ... To go" in Transactions of the Asiatic Society of Japan (1881), page 34. Attested under the entry "Mundalee = makare, spelt according to the transliteration most in use; makaru is still used for 'to go' in the province of Satsuma" in The travels of Peter Mundy in Europe and Asia, 1608-1667 (1907), page 296, edited by Lt.-Col. Sir Richard Carnac Temple, bart.
Possibly related to the verb まかせる【任せる】 makaseru "to entrust" (?< "to leave it to someone")..
Notes
みまかる【身罷る】 mimakaru "to die; to perish".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 罷る |
| Kana | まかる |
| Romanization | makaru |
意味：いく【行く】、まいる【参る】、たいきょする【退去する】、しぬ【死ぬ】
罷る
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2023, April 24). まかる【罷る】 : makaru | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, March 16, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/3757/makaru/.