かめ
See also: がめ
Japanese
Etymology 1
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Etymology 2
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Old Japanese
Etymology 1
From Proto-Japonic *kamaCi.[1]
Etymology 2
From Proto-Japonic *kanpaCi.[1]
Alternatively, cognate with modern Japanese 釜 (kama, “cauldron, kettle, pot”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
References
- Martin, Samuel E. (1987) The Japanese Language Through Time, New Haven, London: Yale University Press, →ISBN
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