Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/posi
Proto-Ryukyuan edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Japonic *pəsi (“star, planet”).
Noun edit
*posi[1]
Descendants edit
- Northern Ryukyuan:
- Southern Ryukyuan:
Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-Japonic *pəsi (“wanted, desired”).
Adjective edit
*posi
Descendants edit
- Northern Ryukyuan:
- Kikai: 欲しゃい (pushai), 欲さい (pusai)
- Kunigami: 欲っせん (pussen), 欲せん (-busen)
- Northern Amami-Oshima: 欲しゃり (hoshari, -boshari)
- Okinawan: 欲しゃん (fushan, -bushan), 欲さん (fusan, -busan)
- Oki-No-Erabu: 欲しゃん (fushan, -bushan)
- Southern Amami-Oshima: 欲しゃむっ (fusham, -busham)
- Toku-No-Shima: 欲さい (fusai)
- Yoron: 欲しゃん (pushan, -bushan)
- Southern Ryukyuan: