Proto-Japanese: *àjà-
Meaning: 1 to manipulate by strings (dolls etc.) 2 to nurse
Russian meaning: 1 манипулировать при помощи веревок (куклами и т.п.) 2 нянчить
Middle Japanese: àjà-túr- 1
Tokyo: ayatsúr- 1, ayas- 2
Kyoto: áyátsúr- 1
Kagoshima: ayatsúr- 1
Comments: JLTT 679. The Tokyo accent is aberrant; otherwise all sources point to low tone. japet-prnum,japet-meaning,japet-rusmean,japet-mjp,japet-tok,japet-kyo,japet-kag,japet-comments,