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Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/kanasi

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 *kanasi (“beloved, dear”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kanasi/

Adjective

*kanasi

  1. beloved, dear

Descendants
  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kunigami: 悲ーせん, 哀ーせん, 愛ーせん (hanāsen)
    • Okinawan: 悲さん, 哀さん, 愛さん (kanasan, “beloved, lovely, cute”)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 悲す, 哀す, 愛す (kanasu)
    • Yaeyama: 悲さ, 哀さ, 愛さ (kanasa)
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