Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/kuso

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 This Proto-Japonic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Japonic

Etymology

Cognate with *kusa (“stinky”).[1]

Noun

*kuso

  1. feces, dung, arse, shit
  2. dregs

Descendants

  • Old Japanese: 糞, 屎 (kuso1)
  • Proto-Ryukyuan: *kuso
    • Northern Ryukyuan:
      • Kikai: 糞, 屎 (ssu)
      • Kunigami: 糞, 屎 (khusū /⁠kʱùsǔː⁠/)
      • Northern Amami Ōshima: 糞, 屎 (kusu)
      • Okinawan: 糞, 屎 (kusu /⁠kùsù⁠/)
      • Okinoerabu: 糞, 屎 (kusū /⁠kùsǔː⁠/)
      • Southern Amami Ōshima: 糞, 屎 (xsu /⁠kʰsǔˑ⁠/)
      • Tokunoshima: 糞, 屎 (kushu /⁠kù̥ɕú⁠/)
      • Yoron: 糞, 屎 (kusu /⁠kùsú⁠/)
    • Southern Ryukyuan:
      • Miyako: 糞, 屎 (fusu)
      • Yaeyama: 糞, 屎 (fushu /⁠ɸù̥ɕú⁠/)
      • Yonaguni: 糞, 屎 (tsū /⁠tsùː⁠/)

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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