Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/sisi

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This Proto-Ryukyuan 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-Ryukyuan

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Etymology

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From Proto-Japonic *sisi (beast; flesh, meat).

Noun

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*sisi

  1. beast (particularly a game animal used for its meat)
  2. flesh, meat (particularly animal)

Descendants

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  • Northern Ryukyuan: 시시 (/⁠si.si⁠/) (Haytong Ceykwukki, 1501)
    • Kikai: , , , 鹿 (shishi, āshishī)
    • Kunigami: , , , 鹿 (shī, shishī, mashīshi, mashinshi, mashishā)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: , , , 鹿 (shishi, mashishi)
    • Okinawan: , , , 鹿 (shishi, mashishi)
    • Okinoerabu: , , , 鹿 (shishi, shīshī)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: , , , 鹿 (shishi)
    • Tokunoshima: , , , 鹿 (sïsï, masïsï)
    • Yoron: , , , 鹿 (shishi)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:

See also

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  • *mi (body; flesh, meat (not necessarily animal))