Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/
tuntumi
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
Etymology
Possibly onomatopoeic.
Noun
*tuntumi
drum
Descendants
Old Japanese:
鼓
(
tudumi
1
)
Japanese:
鼓
(
tsuzumi
)
Proto-Ryukyuan:
*tudumi
Northern Ryukyuan:
つづみ
(
tudumi
)
(Omoro Sōshi, 1531)
Kikai:
鼓
(
tsutsumi, tsuzumi
)
Kunigami:
鼓
(
chijīmi
)
Northern Amami Ōshima:
鼓
(
tsïzïn
)
Okinawan:
鼓
(
chijin
)
Okinoerabu:
鼓
(
chijin
)
Southern Amami Ōshima:
鼓
(
θïdïn, θidim
)
Tokunoshima:
鼓
(
tsïzïmi
)
Southern Ryukyuan:
Miyako:
鼓
(
tsïzïm
)
Yaeyama:
鼓
(
tsïzïn
)
Yonaguni:
鼓
(
chidin
)