いとぅ

Yonaguni

Etymology

From Proto-Ryukyuan *ito (“thread; silk”), from Proto-Japonic *ito (“thread”). Cognate with Japanese 糸 (ito, “thread”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ítú][1] (tone class C)

Noun

いとぅ (itu) 

  1. silk

References

  1. ^ Ikema, Nae (池間苗) (2003) 与那国語辞典 [Yonaguni Language Dictionary], Yonaguni: private publication, →OCLC, page 98
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