Japanese etymology : Query result

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Proto-Japanese: *kàràmùsì

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: Boehmeria frutescens, a k. of hemp

Russian meaning: вид конопли, Boehmeria frutescens

Middle Japanese: kàràmùsì

Tokyo: karamushi

Comments: JLTT 439. Analysed within Jpn. as kara 'China' + musi 'ramie', which may be a folk etymology.

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