Likely related to Japanese 石 (ishi).
いそ • (iso)
- seashore
- (from Early Middle Japanese) → Proto-Ryukyuan: *iso
- Northern Ryukyuan:
- Northern Amami Ōshima: 磯 (isho)
- Southern Amami Ōshima: 磯 (isho /ʔìɕôˑ/)
- ⇒ Yoron: 磯端 (ishubata /ʔìɕùbàtà/) (< *iso-bata)
- Southern Ryukyuan:
- Miyako: 磯 (isu)
- Yaeyama: 磯 (ishu /ʔíɕú/)
- Yonaguni: 磯 (isu)
For pronunciation and definitions of いそ – see the following entry.
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(This term, いそ (iso), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.) For a list of all kanji read as いそ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as いそ.)
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