Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/kabu

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

From Proto-Japonic *kanpu (“stump”).

Pronunciation

  • Tone class: A

Noun

*kabu

  1. stump

Descendants

  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kunigami: 株 (khabū)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: 株 (gabu)
    • Okinawan: 株 (kabu)
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