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Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/arare

This Proto-Ryukyuan entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Ryukyuan

Etymology

From Proto-Japonic *arare (“hail”). The shift from tone class A to B is irregular.

Pronunciation
  • Tone class: B

Noun

*arare

  1. hail

Descendants
  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Yoron: 霰 (arari)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 霰 (arari)
    • Yaeyama: 霰 (arari)
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