Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/kitunay

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Proto-Japonic

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Etymology

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Onomatopoeic.

Noun

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*kitunay

  1. fox

Descendants

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  • Old Japanese: (kitune)
    • Japanese: (kitsune)
  • Proto-Ryukyuan: *kitune