競くら

suffix

contest; match

Abbreviation of 競べ, used as a suffix in compound nouns to indicate a competition or match of the preceding type.

See also: 比べ

• 「かけっ競くら」や「石いし競くら」のように、名めい詞しの後うしろに付つけて競きょう争そうの意い味みを添そえる。

  It attaches to nouns to add the meaning of a contest, as in かけっ競 (footrace) or 石競 (stone-throwing contest).