吉支

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Baekje

Noun

吉支 (*kici) (Nihon shoki キシ)

  1. ruler

Reconstruction notes

Attested as 吉支 in Book of Zhou, as part of a compound word. Attested both in isolation and in compounds as キシ in Nihon shoki.

Derived terms

  • 鞬吉支 (*k(j)ə-n kici, king (of Baekje))

Descendants

  • Old Korean:
  • Old Japanese: 吉士 (ki1si, envoy, diplomat)

References

  • John Bentley (2000) “New Look at Paekche and Korean: Data from Nihon shoki”, in Language Research, volume 36, number 2, Seoul National University, pages 417—443