Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/karu

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 *karu (“light, lightweight”).

Pronunciation

• Tone class: A

Adjective

*karu

1. light, lightweight

   Antonym: *ubo

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan: *karu, *garu
  • Kunigami: 軽せん (gassen /⁠gáꞯsèɴ⁠/)
  • Northern Amami-Oshima: 軽さり (garusari)
  • Okinawan: 軽さん (kassan, gassan /⁠káꞯsâɴ, gáꞯsâɴ⁠/)
  • Oki-No-Erabu: 軽さん (harusan /⁠hàɾùsâɴ⁠/)
  • Southern Amami-Oshima: 軽さむっ (xarsam /⁠kʰàɾsàm̩⁠/)
  • Toku-No-Shima: 軽はい (garohai /⁠gàɾòháɪ̀⁠/)
  • Yoron: 軽さん (harusan /⁠hàɾùsàɴ⁠/)
• Southern Ryukyuan:
  • Miyako: 軽ーㇲ゙ (kāz)
  • Yaeyama: 軽さーん (karasān /⁠káɾásàːɴ⁠/)
  • Yonaguni: 軽ん (karan /⁠kàɾáɴ⁠/)