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えくらう【酔食らう】 : ekurau | define meaning
ekurau
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".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 酔食らう |
| Kana | えくらう |
| Romanization | ekurau |
意味：よっぱらう【酔っ払う】
Categories:
酔食らう
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2022, November 17). えくらう【酔食らう】 : ekurau | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 14, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/4767/ekurau/.