Yemishi

English edit

Etymology edit

The initial y- (also found in Yedo, Yezo, etc.) resulted from the merging between え (e) and 𛀁 (ye) into the latter in the 10th century CE.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Noun edit

Yemishi pl (plural only)

Dated spelling of Emishi.

References edit

^ Kondō, et al. (2005). Nihongo no Rekishi. Hōsō Daigaku Kyōiku Shinkōkai. p. 67-71
^ Yamaguchi et al. (1997). Nihongo no Rekishi. Tōkyō Daigaku Shuppankai. p. 43-45
^ Frellesvig, Bjarke (1995). A Case Study in Diachronic Phonology: The Japanese Onbin Sound Changes. Aarhus University Press. p. 73

[1] Kondō, et al. (2005). Nihongo no Rekishi. Hōsō Daigaku Kyōiku Shinkōkai. p. 67-71

[2] Yamaguchi et al. (1997). Nihongo no Rekishi. Tōkyō Daigaku Shuppankai. p. 43-45

[3] Frellesvig, Bjarke (1995). A Case Study in Diachronic Phonology: The Japanese Onbin Sound Changes. Aarhus University Press. p. 73

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