🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)

ぐる : guru | define meaning

guru

Pronunciation: [ɡuɾu]

Definition

Noun

Shell
1. くーがぐる
  kuuga guru
  "Eggshell"
2. たーんなぐる
  taanna guru
  "Shell of a pond snail"
3. しでぃぐる
  shidi guru
  "Shell of a hatched bird"
(Reptiles) Molt; moult; shedding; ecdysis; exuviae
1. しでぃぐる
  shidi guru
  "Snake shedding"
(Legumes) Husk; hull; outer layer; outer shell
1. まーみぐる【豆ぐる】
  maami guru
  "Bean husk"

Etymology

Historical Ryukyuan attestations

Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo Island, in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "Conk shell. Neénya goóroo".

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kana	ぐる
Romanization	guru
Pronunciation (IPA)	[ɡuɾu]

意味：から【殻・骸】

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Tags: Okinawan Language, Uchinaaguchi, Ryukyuan Languages, 沖縄方言, 沖縄語, うちなーぐち, 沖縄口, 琉球方言, 琉球語...

Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2026, October 9). ぐる : guru | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, October 12, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8041/guru/.