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糸繰り車 (itokuriguruma) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

糸いと繰くり車ぐるま

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Meanings

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A traditional device for spinning thread or yarn from fibers. Cross-referenced with 糸車 (いとぐるま), a more common synonym.

See also: 糸車 (いとぐるま)

祖そ母ぼは糸いと繰くり車ぐるまで糸いとを紡つむい

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My grandmother used to spin thread with a spinning wheel.

Kanji

糸thread
繰winding, reel, spin
車car

Related words

糸いと車ぐるま
More common word for 'spinning wheel'. 糸繰り車 is a less frequent variant with the same meaning.

Built from

糸いと繰くり+車くるま

Written forms

糸いと繰くり車ぐるま
Standard kanji spelling for 'spinning wheel'.
糸いと繰くり車ぐるま
Variant spelling without the okurigana り; less common but still used.

Etymology

Compound of 糸 (いと, 'thread'), 繰り (くり, 'reeling' or 'winding'), and 車 (ぐるま, 'wheel').