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> "Jim Breen" <
jimb...@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1635104e-a95c-4847...@googlegroups.com...
>>A question has popped up about むっくり and its
>> meaning. Most references say it means "abruptly",
>> but a few such as 大辞林 say "やおら". Which is it?
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> Both, depending on the observer's perception of the phenomenon.
> When the bread dough leavens, you can describe the sight
> as the dough mukkuri okiagaru, so 'mukkuri' can be either
> taken to be 'abruptly' or 'slowly', subject to how observers
> see the occurrence.
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