Japanese etymology : Query result

Proto-Japanese: *sàmá-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: to fade, abate

Russian meaning: вянуть, блекнуть

Middle Japanese: sàmà-

Tokyo: samé-

Kyoto: sàmè-

Kagoshima: sàmè-

Comments: JLTT 747.

Proto-Japanese: *sámá-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: to wander, falter

Russian meaning: бродить, шататься

Old Japanese: sama-jwop-

Middle Japanese: sámá-jof-

Tokyo: samayó-

Kyoto: sámáyó-

Kagoshima: samayó-

Comments: JLTT 747.

Proto-Japanese: *sama-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: shark

Russian meaning: акула

Old Japanese: same

Middle Japanese: sámé

Tokyo: sàme, samé

Kyoto: sámé, sàmê

Kagoshima: sáme

Comments: JLTT 517. Original accent is not quite clear.

Proto-Japanese: *sámáta-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: to hinder

Russian meaning: препятствовать

Old Japanese: sama-taga-

Middle Japanese: sámá-taga-

Tokyo: sàmatage-, samatagé-

Kyoto: sámátágé-

Kagoshima: samatagé-

Comments: JLTT 747 (Reasons for accent vacillation in Tokyo are unclear).

Proto-Japanese: *sámpá

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: mackerel

Russian meaning: макрель

Old Japanese: saba

Middle Japanese: sábá

Tokyo: sàba

Kyoto: sábá

Kagoshima: sába

Comments: JLTT 515.

Proto-Japanese: *sàmpàk-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: to discern, judge

Russian meaning: разрешать, судить

Middle Japanese: sabak-

Tokyo: sabák-

Kyoto: sábák-

Kagoshima: sàbàk-

Comments: JLTT 744.

Proto-Japanese: *sàmpù-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: grieved, cheerless, lonesome

Russian meaning: унылый, грустный, одинокий

Old Japanese: sabu-si

Middle Japanese: sabu-si

Tokyo: sabishí-

Kyoto: sábíshì-

Kagoshima: sabishí-

Comments: JLTT 839.

Proto-Japanese: *sàmp(u)ì

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: rust, mould

Russian meaning: ржавчина, плесень

Old Japanese: sab(j)i

Middle Japanese: sàbì

Tokyo: sabí

Kyoto: sábì

Kagoshima: sabí

Comments: JLTT 515.

Proto-Japanese: *sámpúrap-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: to be hired, serve as samurai

Russian meaning: быть на службе

Old Japanese: saburap-

Middle Japanese: sábúraf-

Tokyo: samurai (n.)

Comments: JLTT 747 (but the assertion that the form with -b- is Heian and later, is wrong; it is certainly attested earlier and precedes the later attested variant samuraf- / sauraf-).

Proto-Japanese: *sàmù-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: cold

Russian meaning: холодный

Old Japanese: samu-

Middle Japanese: sàmù-

Tokyo: samú-

Kyoto: sábù-

Kagoshima: samí

Comments: JLTT 839.

Proto-Japanese: *sànài

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: kernel, seed

Russian meaning: ядро, косточка

Old Japanese: sane

Middle Japanese: sànè

Tokyo: sane

Shuri: sánì 'seed'

Comments: JLTT 518.

Proto-Japanese: *sánk-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: to search

Russian meaning: искать

Old Japanese: sagur-

Middle Japanese: ságúr-

Tokyo: sàgur-, sàgas-

Kyoto: ságúr-, ságás-

Kagoshima: sagúr-, sagás-

Comments: JLTT 745.

Proto-Japanese: *sànka-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: to lower, move down

Russian meaning: опускать(ся)

Old Japanese: saga-, saga-r-

Middle Japanese: saga-, sàgá-r-

Tokyo: sagé-, sagár-

Kyoto: sàgè-, ságár-

Kagoshima: sàgè-, sàgàr-

Comments: JLTT 745.

Proto-Japanese: *sankí

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: heron

Russian meaning: цапля

Old Japanese: sag(j)i

Middle Japanese: sagi

Tokyo: sàgi, sági

Kyoto: ságí

Kagoshima: ságì

Comments: JLTT 515. Variants *sá(n)kí (reflected in most dialects) and *sà(n)kí (cf. Tokyo sági) can be reconstructed.

Proto-Japanese: *sànsì

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: spoon

Russian meaning: ложка

Middle Japanese: sazi

Tokyo: sají, sáji

Kyoto: sájì

Kagoshima: sají

Comments: JLTT 520 (but the theory of borrowing from Chinese ḍạ-ʒ́e 'teaspoon' is quite improbable: chaji would be expected in Jpn.).

Proto-Japanese: *sàntàmà-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: to determine

Russian meaning: решать, определять

Old Japanese: sadama-

Middle Japanese: sàdàmà-

Tokyo: sadamé-

Kyoto: sádámé-

Kagoshima: sàdàmè-

Comments: JLTT 745.

Proto-Japanese: *sápa

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: 1 bog, marsh 2 to dip; to smear with lacquer

Russian meaning: 1 болото 2 окунать; мазать лаком

Old Japanese: safa 1

Middle Japanese: sáfá 1, safa-s- 2

Tokyo: sawá 1, sawas- 2

Kyoto: sáwà 1

Kagoshima: sáwa 1

Comments: JLTT 520, 748. Modern dialects point unanimously to *sápà, but RJ shows high tone in the 2d syllable.

Proto-Japanese: *sápár-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: to touch

Russian meaning: трогать

Middle Japanese: sáfár-

Tokyo: sàwar-

Kyoto: sáwár-

Kagoshima: sawár-

Comments: JLTT 748.

Proto-Japanese: *sápár-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: to hinder, obstruct

Russian meaning: препятствовать, задерживать

Old Japanese: sapar-

Tokyo: sàwar-

Kyoto: sáwár-

Kagoshima: sawár-

Comments: JLTT 748.

Proto-Japanese: *sàpí

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: a k. of hoe

Russian meaning: вид мотыги

Old Japanese: sapji

Middle Japanese: sàfí

Comments: JLTT 516 (but the hypothesis of Jpn. < Kor. < Chin. is groundless).