Japanese etymology : Query result

Proto-Japanese: *kùtùpìkì

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: a k. of loom

Russian meaning: вид ткацкого станка

Old Japanese: kutupjikji

Middle Japanese: kùtùfìkì

Comments: JLTT 468 (but the connection with kutu 'shoe' is probably folk-etymological).

Proto-Japanese: *kútúrǝ(n)k- ( ~ -ua-)

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: to relax, feel at ease

Russian meaning: расслабляться

Middle Japanese: kútúróg-

Tokyo: kutsuróg-

Kyoto: kútsúróg-

Kagoshima: kùtsùròg-

Comments: JLTT 718. Tokyo and Kagoshima have irregular accent pointing to a variant *kùtùrǝ̀(n)k-.

Proto-Japanese: *kútúwá

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: bridle

Russian meaning: уздечка

Middle Japanese: kútúwá

Tokyo: kùtsuwa

Kyoto: kútsúwá

Kagoshima: kutsuwá

Comments: JLTT 468. The accent in Kagoshima is secondary.

Proto-Japanese: *kuwa-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: to kick

Russian meaning: пинать

Old Japanese: kuwa-

Middle Japanese: kuwa-

Tokyo: kér-

Kyoto: kér-

Kagoshima: kèr-

Comments: JLTT 707. The tone is not clear because of later contraction; the conjugation type of the verb has secondarily changed (ke- would be regular in modern Jpn.).

Proto-Japanese: *-ma-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: dubitative suffix

Russian meaning: суффикс дубитатива

Old Japanese: -ma-

Middle Japanese: -ma-

Tokyo: -ma-i

Proto-Japanese: *mài

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: shoot, sprout

Russian meaning: росток, побег

Old Japanese: me

Middle Japanese: me

Tokyo: mé

Kyoto: mḕ

Kagoshima: mé

Comments: JLTT 474.

Proto-Japanese: *mài(N), *mì-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: 1 eye 2 to see

Russian meaning: 1 глаз 2 видеть

Old Japanese: me 1, mji- 2

Middle Japanese: mè 1, mì- 2

Tokyo: mé 1, mí- 2

Kyoto: mèe 1, mì- 2

Kagoshima: mé 1, mí- 2

Nase: mɨ́ 1, mj- 2

Shuri: mī́ 1, n̄ǯ- 2

Hateruma: mìŃ 1, mì- 2

Yonakuni: mī̀ 1, nn- 2

Comments: JLTT 474, 724. Nasal -N can be reconstructed on the basis of Hateruma (Ryukyu) mìŃ - although one cannot exclude that this is a later addition.

Proto-Japanese: *maju(a)-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: to go astray

Russian meaning: сбиваться с пути

Old Japanese: maju-p- / majwo-p-

Middle Japanese: majof-

Tokyo: mayó-

Kyoto: máyó-

Kagoshima: mayó-

Comments: JLTT 722. Accent reconstruction is not clear: either *májúa- (Kyoto-Kagoshima, with deviation in Tokyo) or *màjùa- (Tokyo-Kyoto, with deviation in Kagoshima); the word is unfortunately absent in RJ.

Proto-Japanese: *mák-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: to wrap, wind around, tie into

Russian meaning: заворачивать, обматывать

Old Japanese: mak-

Middle Japanese: mák-

Tokyo: màk-

Kyoto: mák-

Kagoshima: mák-

Comments: JLTT 720.

Proto-Japanese: *màk-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: to sow

Russian meaning: сеять

Old Japanese: mak-

Middle Japanese: màk-

Tokyo: mák-

Kyoto: mák-

Kagoshima: màk-

Comments: JLTT 720.

Proto-Japanese: *máká-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: to lose (a game etc.)

Russian meaning: проигрывать

Old Japanese: maka-

Middle Japanese: máká-

Tokyo: màke-

Kyoto: máké-

Kagoshima: maké-

Comments: JLTT 719.

Proto-Japanese: *màkà-nàp-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: to feed, provide meals

Russian meaning: кормить, предоставлять пищу

Middle Japanese: makanaf-

Tokyo: makaná-

Kyoto: mákáná-

Kagoshima: màkànà-

Comments: JLTT 719.

Proto-Japanese: *mákí ( ~ -ui)

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: firewood

Russian meaning: дрова

Tokyo: màki

Kyoto: mákí

Kagoshima: máki

Comments: JLTT 470. The word is not attested in OJ and may be actually = ma-ki 'true wood' (see ibid.).

Proto-Japanese: *mama

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: precipice

Russian meaning: обрыв

Old Japanese: mama

Proto-Japanese: *mamai

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: bean

Russian meaning: боб

Old Japanese: mame

Middle Japanese: màmè, màmé

Tokyo: mamé

Kyoto: màmê

Kagoshima: mamé

Comments: JLTT 471. The root reveals a variation of accent reflexes between *màmài and *màmâi.

Proto-Japanese: *mami-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: a k. of blackbird

Russian meaning: вид дрозда

Tokyo: mami-jiro, mami-chajinai

Proto-Japanese: *mami

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: a k. of badger, bear-badger

Russian meaning: вид барсука, барсук-медведь

Tokyo: mami

Proto-Japanese: *mámíra-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: to be smeared

Russian meaning: быть вымазанным

Middle Japanese: mámíra-

Tokyo: mamiré-

Kyoto: mámíre-

Kagoshima: mamiré-

Comments: JLTT 720. The Tokyo accent is irregular.

Proto-Japanese: *màmuà-r-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: to guard, protect

Russian meaning: защищать, охранять

Old Japanese: mamwor-

Middle Japanese: màmòr-

Tokyo: mamór-

Kyoto: mámór-

Kagoshima: mamór-

Comments: JLTT 720. Accent in Kagoshima is irregular.

Proto-Japanese: *manai-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: many

Russian meaning: много, многочисленный

Old Japanese: mane-