Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/kutu

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

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Cognate with Japanese きつい (kitsui, “narrow; harsh”) despite phonology and semantics? Compare 厳しい (kibishii, “narrow; harsh”). Accent is problematic: A-B-A (1. Tokyo 2. Kyoto 3. Kagoshima), and this seems to be a tone class B adjective (Yonaguni accent is irregular, probably a loanword from Okinawan).”

Adjective

*kutu

painful

Descendants

Northern Ryukyuan:
- Kikai: くとぅーさい (kutūsai), くつーさい (kutsūsai)
- Kunigami: くちせん (khuchisen)
- Northern Amami-Oshima: くつぃなさり (kutsïnasari)
- Okinawan: くちさん (kuchisan)
Southern Ryukyuan:
- Yaeyama: くつぃさん (kutsïsan)
- Yonaguni: くちさん (kuchisan)

Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/kutu

Contents

Proto-Ryukyuan

Etymology

Adjective

Descendants

Further reading