Can you form verbs from 擬態語 or 擬音語 by adding -る?


I know that you can form a verb from 擬態語 or 擬音語 by adding する after them, but
in this sentence it appears the writer used -る instead.

> 会場に向かう前に **もじゃった** 髪の毛をどうにかしようと行きつけの美容院に行ったんです。

Is it something common? Or just something weird that the writer did here?
Thank you for your help!




Yes it's definitely slangy but somewhat common. Other examples include:

  * [ピヨる](http://dic.nicovideo.jp/a/%E3%83%94%E3%83%A8%E3%82%8B) from ピヨピヨ, to be stunned (by a strong attack)
  * [もにょる](http://dic.nicovideo.jp/a/%E3%82%82%E3%81%AB%E3%82%87%E3%82%8B) from もにょもにょ, to mumble, not to know what to say, etc.
  * [ボコる](http://zokugo-dict.com/30ho/bokoru.htm) from ボコボコ, to beat (someone)

This type of verb formation is relatively common [with foreign
words](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/24351/5010), but it's not limited
to them. You may sometimes see verbs formed even from a person name, for
example [マミる](http://dic.pixiv.net/a/%E3%83%9E%E3%83%9F%E3%82%8B).

Perhaps this kind of new verbs are playfully coined by native speakers almost
every day, but few will come into general use. AFAIK もじゃる is not common.




Yes it's definitely slangy but somewhat common. Other examples include:

  * [ピヨる](http://dic.nicovideo.jp/a/%E3%83%94%E3%83%A8%E3%82%8B) from ピヨピヨ, to be stunned (by a strong attack)
  * [もにょる](http://dic.nicovideo.jp/a/%E3%82%82%E3%81%AB%E3%82%87%E3%82%8B) from もにょもにょ, to mumble, not to know what to say, etc.
  * [ボコる](http://zokugo-dict.com/30ho/bokoru.htm) from ボコボコ, to beat (someone)

This type of verb formation is relatively common [with foreign
words](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/24351/5010), but it's not limited
to them. You may sometimes see verbs formed even from a person name, for
example [マミる](http://dic.pixiv.net/a/%E3%83%9E%E3%83%9F%E3%82%8B).

Perhaps this kind of new verbs are playfully coined by native speakers almost
every day, but few will come into general use. AFAIK もじゃる is not common.

