Japanese etymology : Query result

Proto-Japanese: *ǝ́-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: a deictic root (this)

Russian meaning: дейктическая основа (этот)

Nase: ú-Ǹ

Shuri: ú-nù

Hateruma: ù-nù

Yonakuni: ù-nú

Comments: A Ryukyu root: Nase ú-N, Shuri ú-nù, Hateruma ù-nù, Yonaguni ù-nú etc. The form o-re is attested in OJ as 'thou' with a pejorative meaning, whence some modern dialectal forms (Kagoshima wáí, Shuri ú-nǯú, ʔjā, Nase ʔjá, Hateruma Dā̀, Yonakuni ùdà). It is not quite clear whether it is the same root as Ryukyu *o- 'this'.

Proto-Japanese: *ǝ̀-dǝ̀mpi

Meaning: finger

Russian meaning: палец

Old Japanese: o-jobji

Middle Japanese: ò-jòbì

Tokyo: yubí

Kyoto: yúbì

Kagoshima: yubí

Comments: JLTT 578. The vocalism -u- in modern forms is not quite clear.

Proto-Japanese: *ǝ̀jà

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: parent(s)

Russian meaning: родитель, родители

Old Japanese: oja

Middle Japanese: oja

Tokyo: oyá

Kyoto: óyà

Kagoshima: oyá

Comments: JLTT 514.

Proto-Japanese: *ǝja(n)si

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: equal

Russian meaning: такой же, одинаковый

Old Japanese: ojazi

Comments: JLTT 839.

Proto-Japanese: *ǝ̀jǝ̀-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: to grow old

Russian meaning: стареть

Old Japanese: oju-

Middle Japanese: òjù-

Tokyo: oí-

Kyoto: òì-

Kagoshima: oí-

Comments: JLTT 740. Accent in Kagoshima is irregular. Final *-ǝ can be observed in OJ ojo-si 'old'.

Proto-Japanese: *ǝ́jǝ́mp-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: to reach

Russian meaning: достигать

Old Japanese: ojob-

Middle Japanese: ójób-

Tokyo: òyob-

Kyoto: óyób-

Kagoshima: oyób-

Comments: JLTT 744.

Proto-Japanese: *ǝ̀jǝ̀nk- (*ǝ̀juànk-)

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: to swim

Russian meaning: плавать, плыть

Middle Japanese: òjòg-

Tokyo: oyóg-

Kyoto: ójóg-

Kagoshima: òjòg-

Nase: ṑgj-

Shuri: ʔwī́ǯ-

Hateruma: ù-

Yonakuni: ùN-

Comments: JLTT 744.

Proto-Japanese: *ǝ́k-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: to put

Russian meaning: класть

Old Japanese: ok-

Middle Japanese: ók-

Tokyo: òk-

Kyoto: ók-

Kagoshima: ók-

Comments: JLTT 741.

Proto-Japanese: *ǝ̀kǝ̀-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: to rise

Russian meaning: подниматься

Old Japanese: oku-

Middle Japanese: òkù-

Tokyo: okí-

Kyoto: òkì-

Kagoshima: òkì-

Comments: JLTT 740. Modern dialects point rather to *ǝ̀kǝ́-; *-ǝ- is reconstructed on the basis of the caus. OJ oko-s-.

Proto-Japanese: *ǝ̀kǝ̀-r-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: to be angry

Russian meaning: сердиться

Middle Japanese: òkòr-

Tokyo: okór-

Kyoto: ókór-

Kagoshima: okór-

Comments: JLTT 740. The word may belong here if it is not a secondary development < *ǝkǝr- 'to rise'.

Proto-Japanese: *ǝki

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: open sea

Russian meaning: открытое море

Old Japanese: okji

Tokyo: òki

Kyoto: ókí

Kagoshima: okí

Comments: JLTT 505. Original accent not clear.

Proto-Japanese: *ǝ̀ku

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: wife, spouse

Russian meaning: жена, супруга

Middle Japanese: oku

Tokyo: óku-sama, óku-san

Kyoto: ókù-sàmà

Kagoshima: oku-samá

Proto-Japanese: *ǝ́kúr(á)-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: 1 to be, come late 2 to send, advance

Russian meaning: 1 опаздывать 2 посылать, отправлять

Old Japanese: okura- 1, okur- 2

Middle Japanese: ókúrá- 1, ókúr- 2

Tokyo: òkure- 1, òkur- 2

Kyoto: ókúré- 1, ókúr- 2

Kagoshima: okuré- 1, okúr- 2

Comments: JLTT 741.

Proto-Japanese: *ǝ̀mǝ̀

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: exterior, surface, face

Russian meaning: внешняя сторона, поверхность, лицо

Old Japanese: om(w)o

Middle Japanese: òmò-tè

Tokyo: omoté

Kyoto: ómòtè

Kagoshima: omoté

Comments: JLTT 506.

Proto-Japanese: *ǝ̀mǝ̀-p-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: to think

Russian meaning: думать

Old Japanese: omop-

Middle Japanese: òmòf-

Tokyo: omó-

Kyoto: ómó-

Kagoshima: òmò-

Comments: JLTT 741.

Proto-Japanese: *ǝ́m(p)ǝ́-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: heavy

Russian meaning: тяжелый

Old Japanese: om(w)o-

Middle Japanese: ómó-

Tokyo: òmo-

Kyoto: ómó-

Kagoshima: ómo-

Nase: ùbù-

Shuri: ʔm̀bú-

Hateruma: ń-sà-

Yonakuni: ín-sá-

Comments: JLTT 838.

Proto-Japanese: *ǝ̀mpí

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: belt

Russian meaning: пояс, ремень

Old Japanese: obji

Middle Japanese: òbí

Tokyo: óbi

Kyoto: òbí

Kagoshima: obí

Comments: JLTT 503.

Proto-Japanese: *ǝnǝ

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: 1 self 2 the same

Russian meaning: 1 сам 2 одинаковый, такой же

Old Japanese: ono, ono-re 1, onazi 2

Middle Japanese: ónó-rè 1, ònàzí 2

Tokyo: ònore 1, ònaji 2

Kyoto: ónóré 1, ònàjí 2

Kagoshima: onoré 1, onají 2

Comments: JLTT 506, 507. The original accentuation is not quite clear; it may point to a confusion of different original roots (cf. OJ ojazi 'the same', for which the accent is unfortunately not attested).

Proto-Japanese: *ǝ̀nì

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: devil

Russian meaning: черт

Old Japanese: oni

Middle Japanese: ònì

Tokyo: oní

Kyoto: ónì

Kagoshima: oní

Comments: JLTT 506.

Proto-Japanese: *ǝ́nkǝ́-r-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: to live abundantly

Russian meaning: жить в роскоши, изобилии

Old Japanese: ogor-

Middle Japanese: ógór-

Tokyo: ògor-

Kyoto: ógór-

Kagoshima: ogór-

Comments: JLTT 740.