Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/ai

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

Etymology 1

From Proto-Japonic *apu (“to meet”).

Verb

*ai

  1. to meet
Descendants
  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: 合ーゆい, 会ーゆい, 逢ーゆい, 遭ーゆい (āyui)
    • Kunigami: 合ーるん, 会ーるん, 逢ーるん, 遭ーるん (ārun, ōrun)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: 合うり, 会うり, 逢うり, 遭うり (ōuri)
    • Okinawan: 合ーゆん, 会ーゆん, 逢ーゆん, 遭ーゆん (āyun, ōyun)
    • Okinoerabu: 合ーゆん, 会ーゆん, 逢ーゆん, 遭ーゆん (ōyun)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: 合ーゆむっ, 会ーゆむっ, 逢ーゆむっ, 遭ーゆむっ (ōyum)
    • Okinoerabu: 合ーゆい, 会ーゆい, 逢ーゆい, 遭ーゆい (ōyui)
    • Yoron: 合ん, 会ん, 逢ん, 遭ん (en)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 合, 会, 逢, 遭 (ō)
    • Yaeyama: 合ん, 会ん, 逢ん, 遭ん (aun, ōn)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Japonic *awoi (“indigo”).

Pronunciation

  • Tone class: B

Noun

*ai

  1. indigo
Descendants
  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: 藍 (ē)
    • Kunigami: 藍 (ē)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: 藍 (yē)
    • Okinawan: 藍 (ē)
    • Okinoerabu: 藍 (ai)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: 藍 (ē)
    • Tokunoshima: 藍 (ai)
    • Yoron: 藍 (ai)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 藍 (āz)
    • Yaeyama: 藍 (ai)
    • Yonaguni: 藍 (ai)
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