ごろつき

Japanese
Alternative spelling
破落戸 (uncommon)

Etymology

The 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb ごろつく (gorotsuku, “to loiter; to make a rumbling or rolling noise”).[1][2]

First cited to a text from roughly 1797.[1]

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ごろつき [gòrótsúkí] (Heiban – [0])[2]
  • IPA(key): [ɡo̞ɾo̞t͡sɨᵝkʲi]

Noun

ごろつき • (gorotsuki) 

  1. [from circa 1797] 破落戸: a rogue, a vagabond, a bandit: someone of no fixed address or employment and who bullies or robs others
  2. [from 1819] a rumbling or rolling noise, such as thunder
  3. the act of making such a noise

Usage notes

The kanji spelling 破落戸 is uncommon, and appears to be limited to the rogue, vagabond, bandit sense.

References
  1. Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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