すざ

Miyako

Etymology

From Proto-Ryukyuan *soza, *seza, from Proto-Japonic *sosa. Cognate with Yaeyama しじゃ (shija), Yonaguni すだ (suda), Kikai しだ (shida), Kunigami しじゃー (shijā), Northern Amami-Oshima せざ (seza), Okinawan しーじゃ (shīja).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sɨza/, /suza/

Noun

すざ (sudza) 

  1. older brother
  2. older sister
  3. senior

References
  • “そぅざ” in Okinawa Center of Language Study, Miyako Dialect Dictionary.
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