コロリ (ころり) Japanese meaning | KotomoraMeanings
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noun
cholera (dated pun)
dated termusually written using kana alone
Dated colloquial term for cholera, based on a pun combining コレラ (cholera) and ころりと死ぬ (to die suddenly). Used in historical or period contexts.
See also: コレラ · ころり
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"Korori" is an old colloquial name for cholera, coming from the idea of suddenly collapsing and dying.
Similar words
- コレラ
Modern standard term for cholera; コロリ is a dated pun-based synonym.
- ころり
Adverb meaning 'suddenly' or 'unexpectedly', often used with dying (ころりと死ぬ); the disease name コロリ derives from this.
Etymology
A pun on コレラ (cholera) and the adverb ころり (suddenly), from the phrase ころりと死ぬ (to die suddenly). The kanji 虎狼痢 is ateji.
