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Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/kabu

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 *kampu (“stump”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kabu/

Noun

*kabu

  1. stump

Descendants
  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kunigami: 株 (かぶー, khabū)
    • Northern Amami-Oshima: 株 (がぶ, gabu)
    • Okinawan: 株 (かぶ, kabu)
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