Japanese etymology : Query result

Proto-Japanese: *mǝ́-si

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: an interrogative / dubitative particle

Russian meaning: частица вопроса / сомнения

Old Japanese: mosi

Middle Japanese: mósi

Tokyo: móshi

Kyoto: móshì

Kagoshima: móshi

Comments: JLTT 485.

Proto-Japanese: *mǝ̀t-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: to carry, hold

Russian meaning: нести, держать

Old Japanese: mot-

Middle Japanese: mòt-

Tokyo: mót-

Kyoto: mòt-

Kagoshima: mòt-

Comments: JLTT 728.

Proto-Japanese: *mǝ̀tǝ̀

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: root, foundation

Russian meaning: корень, основание

Old Japanese: moto

Middle Japanese: mòtò

Tokyo: motó

Kyoto: mótò

Kagoshima: motó

Comments: JLTT 486.

Proto-Japanese: *mǝ̀tǝ̀-ma-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: to ask, demand

Russian meaning: спрашивать, требовать

Old Japanese: m(w)otoma-

Middle Japanese: mòtòma-

Tokyo: motomé-

Kyoto: mótómé-

Kagoshima: mòtòmè-

Comments: JLTT 727.

Proto-Japanese: *mǝ́tǝ̀-mǝ̀

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: the most

Russian meaning: самый

Old Japanese: m(w)ot(w)om(w)o

Middle Japanese: mótòmò

Tokyo: móttomo

Kyoto: móttómó

Kagoshima: mottómo

Comments: Accent correspondences are rather uncertain; but the evidence is for the most part in favour of high tone on the first syllable.

Proto-Japanese: *mǝ́tǝ́-pǝr-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: to turn round

Russian meaning: вращаться

Old Japanese: motop(w)or-

Middle Japanese: mótófór-

Comments: JLTT 727.

Proto-Japanese: *mǝtǝr-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: 1 to bend 2 to deviate

Russian meaning: 1 изгибаться 2 отступать, расходиться

Old Japanese: motor- 1

Tokyo: motór- 2

Kyoto: mótór- 2

Kagoshima: motór- 2

Comments: JLTT 727. Accent is not quite clear.

Proto-Japanese: *mǝ̀ti ( ~ -ua-)

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: birdlime made from holly bark

Russian meaning: клей для ловли птиц

Old Japanese: m(w)oti

Middle Japanese: mótí

Tokyo: móchi

Kyoto: móchí

Kagoshima: mochí

Comments: JLTT 486. The accent in Tokyo must be original, because it differentiates the word from mòchi 'rice cake' ( < *mǝ́tí); elsewhere the two accent patterns have merged.

Proto-Japanese: *mi

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: protecting spirit

Russian meaning: дух-покровитель

Old Japanese: mji

Comments: JLTT 476.

Proto-Japanese: *mi-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: three

Russian meaning: три

Old Japanese: mji-

Middle Japanese: mi-

Tokyo: mí-

Kyoto: mí-

Kagoshima: mì-

Comments: JLTT 482. As usual in numerals, the accent reconstruction is insecure.

Proto-Japanese: *mía

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: 1 woman 2 female

Russian meaning: 1 женщина 2 самка

Old Japanese: mje 1

Middle Japanese: mé 1

Tokyo: me-sú 2

Kyoto: mé-sù

Kagoshima: me-sú

Hateruma: mìdùmú 1

Yonakuni: mìnúNà 1

Comments: JLTT 474, 476. Although modern dialects point to *mià-sù, RJ has explicitly mé with a high tone.

Proto-Japanese: *miar- ( ~ *mair-)

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: to decrease, diminish, drain away

Russian meaning: уменьшаться, ухудшаться

Middle Japanese: mer-

Tokyo: meri (n.)

Comments: JLTT 475, 723.

Proto-Japanese: *míkúri

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: bur reed

Russian meaning: колючий тростник

Middle Japanese: míkúri

Comments: JLTT 478.

Proto-Japanese: *mìmà-p-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: to visit (a sick person etc.)

Russian meaning: посещать, навещать (больного и т.п.)

Middle Japanese: mima-f-

Tokyo: mìma-, mimá-

Kyoto: mímá-

Kagoshima: mìmà-

Proto-Japanese: *mìmì

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: ear

Russian meaning: ухо

Old Japanese: mjimji

Middle Japanese: mìmì

Tokyo: mimí

Kyoto: mímì

Kagoshima: mimí ( = míŃ)

Nase: mìŃ

Shuri: mímí

Hateruma: mìši_̀kùrùmíN

Yonakuni: mìn-tàFù; mìmbùrù 'head'

Comments: JLTT 478. Cf. Yon. mìmbùrù 'head'.

Proto-Japanese: *mìmìnsúkù

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: Ledra auditura Walker

Russian meaning: кобылочка японская (цикадка)

Tokyo: mímizuku, mimízuku

Kyoto: mìmìzúkù

Kagoshima: mimizukú

Proto-Japanese: *mínái

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: mountain top

Russian meaning: вершина горы

Old Japanese: mjine

Middle Japanese: míné

Tokyo: mìne

Kyoto: míné

Kagoshima: míne

Comments: JLTT 480.

Proto-Japanese: *mínámí

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: South; South wind

Russian meaning: юг; южный ветер

Old Japanese: mjinamji

Middle Japanese: mínámí

Tokyo: mìnami

Kyoto: mínàmì

Kagoshima: minámi

Comments: JLTT 479. The Kyoto accent is quite irregular; but RJ and other dialects point unanimously to high tone.

Proto-Japanese: *mìnǝ́

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: straw coat

Russian meaning: соломенный плащ, накидка

Old Japanese: mjino

Middle Japanese: mìnó

Tokyo: míno

Kyoto: mìnó

Kagoshima: míno

Comments: JLTT 480. Accent in Kagoshima is irregular.

Proto-Japanese: *mínǝ́-r-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: to ripen, become ripe

Russian meaning: созревать

Old Japanese: m(j)in(w)or-

Tokyo: mìnor-, minór-

Kyoto: mínór-

Kagoshima: minór-

Comments: JLTT 724.