Japanese etymology : Query result

Proto-Japanese: *úká-(n)káp-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: to look into, inquire

Russian meaning: всматриваться, осведомляться

Old Japanese: ukakap-

Middle Japanese: ukagaf-

Tokyo: ùkaga-

Kyoto: úkágá-

Kagoshima: ukagá-

Comments: JLTT 778.

Proto-Japanese: *úkárà

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: clan, family

Russian meaning: род, семья

Old Japanese: ukara (ugara)

Middle Japanese: úkárà

Comments: JLTT 560. Analysis as compound *umi-kara is hardly possible (because of voiceless -k-).

Proto-Japanese: *ukupa

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: scoop, vessel

Russian meaning: черпак, сосуд

Old Japanese: ukupa

Proto-Japanese: *úm-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: to bear

Russian meaning: рождать

Old Japanese: um-

Middle Japanese: úm-

Tokyo: ùm-

Kyoto: úm-

Kagoshima: úm-

Comments: JLTT 779.

Proto-Japanese: *úmá-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: to bury, dig into

Russian meaning: закапывать, зарывать

Old Japanese: uma-

Middle Japanese: úmá-

Tokyo: ùme-

Kyoto: ùmè-

Kagoshima: umé-

Comments: JLTT 778. The accent in Kyoto is irregular.

Proto-Japanese: *ùmà

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: horse

Russian meaning: лошадь

Old Japanese: uma

Middle Japanese: ùmà

Tokyo: umá

Kyoto: úmà

Kagoshima: umá

Comments: JLTT 561.

Proto-Japanese: *ùmà-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: proficient, worthy; delicious

Russian meaning: достойный, удачный; вкусный

Old Japanese: uma-

Middle Japanese: ùmà-

Tokyo: umá-

Kyoto: úmà-

Kagoshima: umá-

Comments: JLTT 843.

Proto-Japanese: *úmái

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: plum

Russian meaning: слива

Old Japanese: ume

Middle Japanese: úmé

Tokyo: ùme

Kyoto: úmé

Kagoshima: úme

Comments: JLTT 562.

Proto-Japanese: *umati (?)

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: fire(?)

Russian meaning: огонь(?)

Nase: ʔmáčì

Comments: A Ryukyu word: cf. Nase ʔmáčì.

Proto-Japanese: *ùmí

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: sea

Russian meaning: море

Old Japanese: umji

Middle Japanese: ùmí

Tokyo: úmi

Kyoto: ùmí

Kagoshima: umí

Comments: JLTT 562.

Proto-Japanese: *ùmì

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: pus

Russian meaning: гной

Old Japanese: umji

Middle Japanese: ùmì

Tokyo: umí

Kyoto: úmì

Kagoshima: umí

Comments: JLTT 562.

Proto-Japanese: *ùmpà-p-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: to grasp, seize

Russian meaning: хватать, захватывать

Old Japanese: ubap-

Middle Japanese: ubaf-

Tokyo: ubá-

Kyoto: úbá-

Kagoshima: ubá-

Comments: JLTT 777. The accent in Kagoshima is aberrant.

Proto-Japanese: *ùnài

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: furrow, seedbed

Russian meaning: борозда, грядка

Old Japanese: une

Middle Japanese: ùnè

Tokyo: uné

Kyoto: únè

Kagoshima: uné

Comments: JLTT 563.

Proto-Japanese: *una-kas-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: to urge, force

Russian meaning: заставлять, принуждать

Middle Japanese: ùnàgás-, únákas-

Tokyo: unagás-, ùnagas-

Kyoto: únágás-

Kagoshima: ùnàgàs-

Comments: JLTT 779 (Martin gives also the meaning 'bend the neck', obviously deriving the form from unag- 'hang around the neck' - but, as far as we know, this meaning is not attested anywhere, and the relationship is not evident at all). Accent reconstruction is not clear (both high and low tone variants are attested).

Proto-Japanese: *ùnà(-nsi)

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: back of head, nape

Russian meaning: затылок, задняя часть головы

Old Japanese: una, unazi

Middle Japanese: ùnàzì

Tokyo: ùnaji

Kyoto: únájí

Kagoshima: unají

Comments: JLTT 563.

Proto-Japanese: *ùnàr-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: to howl, weep

Russian meaning: выть, рыдать

Tokyo: unár-

Kyoto: únár-

Kagoshima: ùnàr-

Comments: JLTT 779.

Proto-Japanese: *uni

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: sea urchin

Russian meaning: морской еж

Tokyo: úni

Kyoto: únì

Kagoshima: uní

Comments: JLTT 563 (original accent unclear).

Proto-Japanese: *ùnkàt-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: to delve, dig

Russian meaning: долбить, копать

Old Japanese: ukat-

Middle Japanese: ùgàt-

Tokyo: ugát-

Kyoto: úgát-

Kagoshima: ugát-

Comments: JLTT 777. Kagoshima has an irregular tone.

Proto-Japanese: *ùnkǝ̀k-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: to move

Russian meaning: двигаться

Old Japanese: ug(w)ok-

Middle Japanese: ùgòk-

Tokyo: ugók-

Kyoto: úgók-

Kagoshima: ùgòk-

Comments: JLTT 777. Cf. also Tok. ugomek- 'to crawl, cluster'.

Proto-Japanese: *ùnkùpí-sù

Meaning: nightingale

Russian meaning: соловей

Old Japanese: ùgùpjísù

Tokyo: ugúisu

Kyoto: úgúìsù

Kagoshima: uguisú

Comments: JLTT 560.