Japanese etymology : Query result

Proto-Japanese: *kunturi

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: wolverine

Russian meaning: росомаха

Tokyo: kuzuri (orth. kuduri)

Proto-Japanese: *kùp-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: to eat

Russian meaning: есть

Old Japanese: kup-

Middle Japanese: kùf-

Tokyo: kú-

Kyoto: kù-

Kagoshima: kù-

Hateruma: hò-

Yonakuni: Fú-

Comments: JLTT 718.

Proto-Japanese: *kùp-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: to make a nest

Russian meaning: делать гнездо

Old Japanese: su-kup-

Middle Japanese: kùf-, sú-kùf-

Comments: JLTT 718.

Proto-Japanese: *kùpá

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: mulberry tree

Russian meaning: тут, тутовое дерево

Old Japanese: kupa

Middle Japanese: kufa

Tokyo: kúwa

Kyoto: kùwá

Kagoshima: kuwá

Comments: JLTT 468.

Proto-Japanese: *kúpá

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: hoe, mattock

Russian meaning: мотыга

Middle Japanese: kúfá

Tokyo: kùwa

Kyoto: kùwá

Kagoshima: kúwa

Comments: JLTT 468. Most dialects reflect *kúpá, but Kyoto points to a variant *kùpá.

Proto-Japanese: *kùpà-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: 1 beautiful 2 fine, detailed

Russian meaning: 1 красивый 2 точный, подробный

Old Japanese: kupa-si 1

Middle Japanese: kùfà-sí 2

Tokyo: kuwashí- 2

Kyoto: kúwàshì- 2

Kagoshima: kuwashí- 2

Comments: JLTT 834.

Proto-Japanese: *kupai

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: fence to keep away animals

Russian meaning: забор, предохраняющий от животных

Old Japanese: kupe

Proto-Japanese: *kúpá-pa-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: add

Russian meaning: добавлять

Old Japanese: kupapa-

Middle Japanese: kùfàfá-

Tokyo: kùwae-, kuwaé-

Kyoto: kúwáé-

Kagoshima: kuwaé-

Comments: JLTT 718. Tone reconstruction is controversial: RJ and the Tokyo variant kuwae-rú point to *kùpà-, but all other evidence is in favour of *kúpá-.

Proto-Japanese: *kùpà-tata-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: to plan, project

Russian meaning: планировать, предполагать

Middle Japanese: kùfà-tata-

Tokyo: kuwa-dáte-

Kyoto: kùwà-dàtè-

Kagoshima: kùwà-dàtè-

Comments: JLTT 718. Hardly unitable with OJ kupatata- 'to stand on tiptoe'.

Proto-Japanese: *kúpì

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: pole, post

Russian meaning: шест, столб

Old Japanese: kupji

Middle Japanese: kúfì

Tokyo: kúi

Kyoto: kúì

Kagoshima: kuí

Comments: JLTT 462. Some accent irregularities are due to contraction.

Proto-Japanese: *kupi-(mpi)su

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: heel

Russian meaning: пятка

Old Japanese: kupjipjisu

Middle Japanese: kúbísù, kúfísù

Tokyo: kùbisu, kìbisu

Kyoto: kúbìsù

Kagoshima: kubísu

Comments: JLTT 461. Original accent is not quite clear: Kyoto points rather to LLL, Tokyo and Kagoshima - to HHH, while RJ has an exceptional type HHL: this is all probably due to the elision of a medial syllable.

Proto-Japanese: *kùpìnà

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: a k. of water bird

Russian meaning: болотный пастушок, Rallus aquaticus indicus

Old Japanese: kupjina

Middle Japanese: kùfìnà

Tokyo: kuina

Comments: JLTT 462.

Proto-Japanese: *kupua-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: profit

Russian meaning: выгода, прибыль

Old Japanese: kup(w)o-sa

Proto-Japanese: *kur-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: to delve

Russian meaning: долбить

Middle Japanese: kur-

Tokyo: kur-

Proto-Japanese: *kùr-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: to wind

Russian meaning: наматывать, сучить

Old Japanese: kur-

Middle Japanese: kùr-

Tokyo: kúr-

Kyoto: kùr-

Kagoshima: kùr-

Comments: JLTT 716.

Proto-Japanese: *kúrá-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: to give (to the 1st p.)

Russian meaning: давать (1му л.)

Middle Japanese: kúrá-

Tokyo: kùre-

Kyoto: kúré-

Kagoshima: kuré-

Nase: k`ùrɛ̀-

Shuri: kwìjú-

Hateruma: xìrù-

Comments: JLTT 716.

Proto-Japanese: *kúrá-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: dark

Russian meaning: темный

Old Japanese: kura-

Middle Japanese: kúrá-

Tokyo: kùra-

Kyoto: kúrà-

Kagoshima: kúra-

Comments: JLTT 833.

Proto-Japanese: *kùrà

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: shed

Russian meaning: сарай

Old Japanese: kura

Middle Japanese: kùrà

Tokyo: kurá

Kyoto: kúrà

Kagoshima: kùrá

Comments: JLTT 464.

Proto-Japanese: *kúrà

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: saddle

Russian meaning: седло

Old Japanese: kura

Middle Japanese: kúrà

Tokyo: kurá

Kyoto: kúrà

Kagoshima: kurá

Comments: JLTT 464. The accent in Kagoshima is irregular.

Proto-Japanese: *kúrá

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: 1 place, position 2 to compare

Russian meaning: 1 место, положение 2 сравнивать

Old Japanese: kura, kura-wi 1, kuraba- 2

Middle Japanese: kura, kúrá-wí 1, kúrába- 2

Tokyo: kùrai 1, kùrabe- 2

Kyoto: kúráí 1, kúrábé- 2

Kagoshima: kurái 1, kurabé- 2

Comments: JLTT 464, 716.