Etymograph

English

tsurime

Tsurime comes from Japanese つりめ ‘eyes which are slanted upward on the outside…’.

  1. Japanesemodernつりめ‘eyes which are slanted upward on the outside corner’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2025tsurime

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

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  1. Japanesemodernつりめ‘eyes which are slanted upward on the outside corner’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2025tsurime

Earliest quotation: 2025, @homuffinz, X (post): “A very specific MadoMagi pet peeve of mine is…”

Today it means

noun Eyes slanted upward on the outside.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Japanese つりめ / tsurime