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Yonaguni
Etymology 1
From earlier *pukuz‹i,u›; likely a contamination of Proto-Ryukyuan elements *pokori (“dust”) and *kuzu (“trash”).
Cognate with the Yaeyama dialects Ishigaki ぷくずぃ゚ (pukuzï), Taketomi, Hatoma, Hateruma ふくじ (fukuji).
Pronunciation
- (Sonai) IPA(key): (tone class X)
Noun
っくん (kkun)
- dust
- flour
- mold
- Synonym: くん (kun, < *kauzi)
Etymology 2
From Proto-Ryukyuan *kik-, from Proto-Japonic *kik-.
Verb
っくん (kkun)
- to listen
Etymology 3
From Proto-Ryukyuan *kik-, from Proto-Japonic *kik-.
Verb
っくん (kkun)
- to make effective
Etymology 4
From Proto-Ryukyuan *suk-.
Verb
っくん (kkun)
- to make paper
Etymology 5
From Proto-Ryukyuan *tuk-, from Proto-Japonic *tuk-.
Verb
っくん (kkun)
- to pierce
Etymology 6
From Proto-Ryukyuan *pik-, from Proto-Japonic *pik-.
Verb
っくん (kkun)
- to pull
Etymology 7
From Proto-Ryukyuan *puk-, from Proto-Japonic *puk-.
Verb
っくん (kkun)
- to blow
Etymology 8
From Proto-Ryukyuan *tukaw-, from Proto-Japonic *tukap-.
Verb
っくん (kkun)
- to use
References
- Hōsei Daigaku Okinawa Bunka Kenkyūjo (法政大学沖縄文化研究所) (1987) “琉球の方言１１巻：八重山・与那国島 [Ryukyuan Dialects 11: Yonaguni-jima, Yaeyama]”, in Ryūkyū no Hōgen (琉球の方言), volume 11, →DOI, pages 01-359
- Ikema, Nae (池間苗) (2003) 与那国語辞典 [Yonaguni Language Dictionary], Yonaguni: private publication, →OCLC
- Yonaguni Hōgen Jiten Henshū I'inkai (与那国方言辞典編集委員会) (2021) どぅなんむぬい辞典 [Dunanmunui Dictionary], Yonaguni (与那国町): Yonaguni-chō Kyōiku I'inkai (与那国町教育委員会)