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Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/makura

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 *makura (“pillow”).

Noun

*makura

  1. pillow

Descendants
  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: 枕 (makka)
    • Kunigami: 枕 (makkā)
    • Northern Amami-Oshima: 枕 (makura)
    • Okinawan: 枕 (makkwa)
    • Oki-No-Erabu: 枕 (makura)
    • Southern Amami-Oshima: 枕 (makra)
    • Toku-No-Shima: 枕 (makkwa)
    • Yoron: 枕 (makkura)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 枕 (maffa)
    • Yaeyama: 枕 (maffa)
    • Yonaguni: 枕 (magura)
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