むぎあら

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Okinawan

Etymology

A compound of むぎ (mugi > muji, wheat) +‎ あら (ara, something fresh, new). The written form quoted preserves the mid-vowel of Proto-Ryukyuan *mogi.

Noun

むぎあら

  1. (Middle Okinawan) fresh wheat
    • Nantō Kayō
      あらもぎや をより とてもきやら なふさ とて よよれたる
      aramugya wuyui tutimogiara nōsa tuti yuyuritaru
      (please add an English translation of this usage example)

References

  • Okinawa Kogo Daijiten Henshū I'inkai (沖縄古語大辞典編集委員会) (1995) 沖縄古語大辞典 [Dictionary of Archaic Okinawan], Tokyo (東京都): Kadokawa Shoten (角川書店), →ISBN, page 650X