Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/
kura
This Proto-Japonic 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-Japonic
Noun
*kura
darkness
, the
dark
Related terms
*kuro
Descendants
Old Japanese:
暗
(
kura
)
Japanese:
暗
(
kura
)
,
暗い
(
kurai
)
Proto-Ryukyuan:
*kura
Northern Ryukyuan:
Kunigami:
暗せん
(
k'urāsen
)
Northern Amami Ōshima:
暗さり
(
k'urasari
)
Okinawan:
暗さん
(
kurasan
)
Okinoerabu:
暗さん
(
kurasan
)
Southern Amami Ōshima:
暗さむっ
(
kurāsam
)
Tokunoshima:
暗い
(
kurāi
)
Yoron:
暗さん
(
kurasan
)
Southern Ryukyuan:
Miyako:
暗
(
ffa
)
Yaeyama:
暗さん
(
ffasan
)