搖る

Japanese

Kanji in this term
搖
Jinmeiyō

For pronunciation and definitions of 搖る – see the following entry.

[verb] 揺る: (archaic) to shake, to sway, to quake, to sway back and forth

[verb] 揺る, 汰る, 淘る: (specifically) to sift and sort, especially in water

[verb] 揺る: (archaic) to pitch, to roll, to rock, to toss about (such as a ship on rough seas)

[verb] 揺る: (archaic) to jolt or joggle (such as a vehicle)

[verb] 揺る: (archaic) to swing back and forth (such as something suspended or hanging)

[verb] 揺る: (archaic) to flicker, to waver (such as a flame)

[verb] 揺る: (archaic) to tremble, to vibrate

[verb] (archaic) to shake, to sway, to quake

[verb] (archaic) to become unstable

Alternative spellings
汰る, 淘る

(This term, 搖る, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

From Proto-Japonic *yəru. Cognate with Okinawan 搖ゆん (yuyun).

搖る (yo₂ru) (kana よる)

to shake, tremble
- 720, Nihon Shoki, poem 91, first variant:
  於彌能姑能耶賦能之魔柯枳始陀騰余瀰那爲我與釐拠魔耶黎夢之魔柯枳
  omi₁ no₂ ko₁ no₂ yapu no₂ sibakaki₁ sita to₂yo₂mi₁ nawi ga yo₂riko₂ba yaremu sibakaki₁
  The eight-fold fastening fence / Of the Omi's child / Should an earthquake come, shaking, / Reverberating below, / 'Twill be a ruined fastening fence.

Classical conjugation of "搖る" (ラ行四段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形)	搖ら	よ₂ら	yo₂ra
Continuative (連用形)	搖り	よ₂り	yo₂ri
Terminal (終止形)	搖る	よ₂る	yo₂ru
Attributive (連体形)	搖る	よ₂る	yo₂ru
Realis (已然形)	搖れ	よ₂れ	yo₂re
Imperative (命令形)	搖れ	よ₂れ	yo₂re
Key constructions
Negative	搖らず	よ₂らず	yo₂razu
Contrasting conjunction	搖れど	よ₂れど	yo₂redo
Causal conjunction	搖れば	よ₂れば	yo₂reba
Conditional conjunction	搖らば	よ₂らば	yo₂raba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge)	搖りき	よ₂りき	yo₂riki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge)	搖りけり	よ₂りけり	yo₂rikeri
Perfect tense (conscious action)	搖りつ	よ₂りつ	yo₂ritu
Perfect tense (natural event)	搖りぬ	よ₂りぬ	yo₂rinu
Perfect-continuative tense	搖れり搖りたり	よ₂れりよ₂りたり	yo₂reri yo₂ritari
Volitional	搖らむ	よ₂らむ	yo₂ramu