Does てれり mean "blush" in this gif file?


This particular gif shows a character blushing, with the word 「てれり」... but
isn't 「照{て}れる」 (to be shy; to be bashful) an ichidan verb? Is てれり valid? What
does it mean? (A jisho.org search for
[**tereri**](http://jisho.org/search/tereri) doesn't show anything useful)

[![てれり](https://i.stack.imgur.com/hSOmG.gif)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/hSOmG.gif)




This is a kind of 擬態語 (phenomime) that refers to the act of becoming shy. So
"てれり" can mean "blush." This kind of onomatopoeia is often freely created,
especially in comics.

てれり is one of those created in this way, so it's not in dictionaries.

てれり seems to come from the verb 照れる. Though grammatical discussion is not so
meaningful, this can be looked at as 照れ (the 連用形 of 照れる) + り (suffix).

り is a common suffix among onomatopoeia. I feel that it indicates that a small
action was completed in a short time. The suffix り is seen in other common
onomatopoeia, e.g. ころり, ぽろり and どろり. "っ" (the small つ) is another suffix that
has a similar meaning. Thus てれり can be replaced by てれっ here.




This is a kind of 擬態語 (phenomime) that refers to the act of becoming shy. So
"てれり" can mean "blush." This kind of onomatopoeia is often freely created,
especially in comics.

てれり is one of those created in this way, so it's not in dictionaries.

てれり seems to come from the verb 照れる. Though grammatical discussion is not so
meaningful, this can be looked at as 照れ (the 連用形 of 照れる) + り (suffix).

り is a common suffix among onomatopoeia. I feel that it indicates that a small
action was completed in a short time. The suffix り is seen in other common
onomatopoeia, e.g. ころり, ぽろり and どろり. "っ" (the small つ) is another suffix that
has a similar meaning. Thus てれり can be replaced by てれっ here.

