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Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/əpə

This Proto-Japonic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Japonic

Adjective

*əpə

  1. big, large
  2. many

Descendants
  • Old Japanese: 大 (opo)
    • Japanese: 大 (おお, ō-), 大きい (ōkii, “big, large”), 大きな (ōkina, “big, large (attributive only)”), 大いに (ōi ni, “very, greatly”), 多い (ōi, “many, much”), 多く (ōku, “a lot, mostly”)
  • Ryukyuan: *opo
    • Miyako: [script needed] (upu, “big, large”)
    • Okinawan: 多さん (うふさん, ufusan, “many”)
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