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.