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Proto-Japanese: *túr-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: fishing (with a rod, angle)
Russian meaning: рыбная ловля
Old Japanese: tur- `to fish'
Middle Japanese: túrí
Tokyo: tsùri
Kyoto: tsúrí
Kagoshima: tsúri
Comments: JLTT 556. One has to suppose a rather natural semantic development: 'to fish with a net' > 'to fish (in general)' > 'to fish with a rod, to angle'.
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