Japanese etymology : Query result

Proto-Japanese: *ùrùpu

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: bissextile (year, month)

Russian meaning: високосный (год, месяц)

Middle Japanese: ùrùfu

Tokyo: úrū, urū́

Kyoto: ùrū̂

Kagoshima: urū́

Comments: Modern dialects point rather to *ùrúpù (although accent on the non-first syllables is somewhat difficult to reconstruct because of contractions).

Proto-Japanese: *uru-sa-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: boring, annoying

Russian meaning: скучный

Middle Japanese: urusa-

Tokyo: urusá-

Kyoto: úrúsà-

Kagoshima: urúsa-

Comments: JLTT 843. Accent is not clear: Tokyo points to low tone, Kagoshima - to high.

Proto-Japanese: *úrúsí

Meaning: lacquer

Russian meaning: лак

Old Japanese: úrúsi

Tokyo: ùrushi

Kyoto: úrúshí

Kagoshima: urushí

Comments: JLTT 563.

Proto-Japanese: *úru-tápa-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: to complain, sue

Russian meaning: жаловаться

Old Japanese: urutapa-

Middle Japanese: uttáf-

Tokyo: ùttae-, uttaé-

Kyoto: úttáe-

Kagoshima: ùttàè-

Comments: JLTT 781. Accent in Kagoshima is irregular.

Proto-Japanese: *us-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: to lose, get lost, disappear

Russian meaning: терять, теряться, пропадать

Old Japanese: usa-, usi-nap-

Middle Japanese: úsá-, úsí-náf-

Tokyo: usé-, ùshina-

Kyoto: ùsè-, úshíná-

Kagoshima: usé-, ushiná-

Comments: JLTT 780. Accent reconstruction is not quite clear: for *usinap- 'to lose' the pattern *HHH is more or less secure, but for *usa- it seems best to reconstruct *ùsá- (indicated by Tokyo and Kyoto). We may actually be dealing with two original roots heavily interacting with each other.

Proto-Japanese: *úsí

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: cow, bull

Russian meaning: корова, бык

Old Japanese: usi

Middle Japanese: úsí

Tokyo: ùshi

Kyoto: úshí

Kagoshima: úshi

Comments: JLTT 564.

Proto-Japanese: *ùsírǝ

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: after, behind

Russian meaning: задняя сторона, после, позади

Old Japanese: usiro

Middle Japanese: usiro

Tokyo: ùshiro

Kyoto: ùshírò

Kagoshima: ushiró

Comments: JLTT 564. Kyoto and Kagoshima point to *ùsírǝ̀, Tokyo - rather to *ùsírǝ́.

Proto-Japanese: *úsú-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: thin

Russian meaning: тонкий

Old Japanese: usu-

Middle Japanese: úsú-

Tokyo: ùsu-

Kyoto: úsu-

Kagoshima: úsu- [= úši-]

Nase: ùsú-

Comments: JLTT 843.

Proto-Japanese: *ùsú

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: mortar

Russian meaning: ступка

Old Japanese: usu

Middle Japanese: ùsú

Tokyo: úsu

Kyoto: ùsú

Kagoshima: usú

Comments: JLTT 564.

Proto-Japanese: *ùsuâ

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: lie

Russian meaning: ложь

Middle Japanese: ùsó

Tokyo: úso

Kyoto: ùsô

Kagoshima: usó

Comments: JLTT 564.

Proto-Japanese: *ùt-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: to beat, hit

Russian meaning: бить, ударять

Old Japanese: ut-

Middle Japanese: ùt-

Tokyo: út-

Kyoto: ùt-

Kagoshima: ùt-

Comments: JLTT 781.

Proto-Japanese: *útà

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: song

Russian meaning: песня

Old Japanese: uta

Middle Japanese: útà

Tokyo: utá

Kyoto: útà

Kagoshima: úta

Comments: JLTT 564.

Proto-Japanese: *ùtàina ( ~ -ia-)

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: a high building

Russian meaning: высокое здание, чертог

Old Japanese: utena

Middle Japanese: ùtènà

Tokyo: utena

Comments: JLTT 565 (with an incorrect translation as 'earthen mound/platform').

Proto-Japanese: *útákáp-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: to doubt

Russian meaning: сомневаться

Old Japanese: utakap-

Middle Japanese: útákáf-

Tokyo: ùtaga-

Kyoto: útágá-

Kagoshima: utagá-

Comments: JLTT 780.

Proto-Japanese: *útì

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: middle, inside

Russian meaning: середина, внутренность

Old Japanese: uti

Middle Japanese: útì

Tokyo: ùchi

Kyoto: úchí

Kagoshima: úchi

Comments: JLTT 565. The Kyoto and Tokyo forms point to a variant *útí.

Proto-Japanese: *utu

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: hole, hollow

Russian meaning: полость, нора

Old Japanese: utu

Middle Japanese: uturo

Tokyo: ùtsuro

Kyoto: útsúró

Kagoshima: utsuró

Comments: JLTT 565. Accent not quite clear: either *ùtú- (Kyoto, Kagoshima), or *útú- (Kyoto, Tokyo). The root seems to be distinct from *útì 'inside' (v. sub *ṓŕì), although the stems certainly tend to contaminate.

Proto-Japanese: *útúa-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: alienated, discontent

Russian meaning: отчужденный, недовольный

Old Japanese: utwo-

Middle Japanese: útwó-

Tokyo: utó-

Kyoto: útò-

Kagoshima: úto-

Comments: JLTT 844. The Tokyo accent is irregular; otherwise all evidence points to *útúa-. Cf. also *útuá(m)p- 'to shun, neglect', MJ utoma-si 'unpleasant, offensive'.

Proto-Japanese: *ùtùkù-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: beautiful

Russian meaning: красивый

Old Japanese: utuku-si

Middle Japanese: ùtùkù-si

Tokyo: utsukúshi-

Kyoto: útsúkúshì-

Kagoshima: utsukushí-

Comments: JLTT 844.

Proto-Japanese: *útú-kùi

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: Deutzia, a decorative shrub

Russian meaning: вид декоративного кустарника

Middle Japanese: útú-gì

Tokyo: utsugi

Comments: JLTT 565.

Proto-Japanese: *ùtù-r-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: to move, change place

Russian meaning: двигаться, менять место

Old Japanese: utu-r-

Middle Japanese: ùtù-r-

Tokyo: utsúr-

Kyoto: útsúr-

Kagoshima: ùtsùr-

Comments: JLTT 781.