Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/pusi
Proto-Japonic
Etymology
Perhaps a suffixed form of an earlier *pu, compare Old Japanese 節 (ふ, pu).
Pronunciation
- Accent class: 2.3
Noun
*pusi
Descendants
- Old Japanese: 節 (pusi)
- Proto-Ryukyuan: *pusi (tone class B, but see entry for notes)
- Northern Ryukyuan:
- Southern Ryukyuan:
References
- ^ “ふし 【節】”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten][1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here
- ^ Hirayama, Teruo, editor (1960), 全国アクセント辞典 (Zenkoku Akusento Jiten, “Nationwide Accent Dictionary”) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Tōkyōdō, →ISBN