Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/abura

This Proto-Ryukyuan entry contains reconstructed words 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 *ampura (“fat, grease; oil”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /abuɾa/

Noun

*abura

fat, grease
oil

Descendants

Northern Ryukyuan: 아부라 (apura) (Haytong Ceykwukki, 1501)
- Kikai: 脂, 油 (あんば, anba)
- Kunigami: 脂, 油 (あんだー, andā)
- Northern Amami-Oshima: 脂, 油 (あぶら, abura)
- Okinawan: 脂, 油 (あんだ, anda)
- Oki-No-Erabu: 脂, 油 (あぶら, abura)
- Southern Amami-Oshima: 脂, 油 (あぷっら, apra)
- Toku-No-Shima: 脂, 油 (あんば, anba)
- Yoron: 脂, 油 (あぶら, abura)
Southern Ryukyuan:
- Miyako: 脂, 油 (あっゔぁ, avva)
- Yaeyama: 脂, 油 (あば, aba)
- Yonaguni: 脂, 油 (あんだ, anda)