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Okinawan
Etymology
A word peculiar to the Northern Ryukyuan family. Cognate with Northern Amami Ōshima さばき (sabaki), Kikai さばち (sabachi), Yoron さばき (sabaki), and Kunigami さばーちー (sabāchī). All other Japonic branches use a descendant of Proto-Japonic *kusi instead.
Perhaps derived from 捌ちゅん (sabachun, “to comb”);[1] cognate with Japanese 捌く (sabaku, “to handle”).[2]
Noun
さばち (sabachi)
- comb
References
- ^ “さばち” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.
- ^ “さばちゅん【捌ちゅん】” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.