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Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/kuru

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 *kuru (“painful, stressful, suffering”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kuɾu/

Adjective

*kuru

  1. painful, stressful, suffering

Descendants
  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Okinawan: 苦さん (kurisan)
    • Southern Amami-Oshima: 苦しさむっ (gurushisam) (possibly a Japanese loanword)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 苦 (guri)
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