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Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/atarasi

This Proto-Ryukyuan entry contains reconstructed terms 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 *atarasi (“regrettable, precious”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /atarasi/

Adjective

*atarasi

  1. regrettable, precious

Descendants
  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kunigami: 惜せん, 可惜せん (hathārasen)
    • Okinawan: 惜さん, 可惜さん (atarasan)
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