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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