< Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan

Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/abura

This Proto-Ryukyuan 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-Ryukyuan

Etymology

From Proto-Japonic *ampura (“fat, grease; oil”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /abuɾa/

Noun

*abura

  1. fat, grease
  2. oil

Descendants
  • Northern Ryukyuan: 아부라 (apura) (Haytong Ceykwukki, 1501)
    • Kikai: 脂, 油 (あんば, anba)
    • Kunigami: 脂, 油 (あんだー, andā)
    • Northern Amami-Oshima: 脂, 油 (あぶら, abura)
    • Okinawan: 脂, 油 (あんだ, anda)
    • Oki-No-Erabu: 脂, 油 (あぶら, abura)
    • Southern Amami-Oshima: 脂, 油 (あぷっら, apra)
    • Toku-No-Shima: 脂, 油 (あんば, anba)
    • Yoron: 脂, 油 (あぶら, abura)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 脂, 油 (あっゔぁ, avva)
    • Yaeyama: 脂, 油 (あば, aba)
    • Yonaguni: 脂, 油 (あんだ, anda)
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.