Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/mukade

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 *mukantay (“centipede”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mukade/

Noun

*mukade

centipede

Descendants

Northern Ryukyuan:
- Kunigami: 百足 (むか゚ーじ, mukāji)
- Northern Amami-Oshima: 百足 (もか゚ぜ, moxaze)
- Oki-No-Erabu: 百足 (むかじ, mukaji)
- Okinawan: 百足 (んかじ, nkaji)
- Toku-No-Shima: 百足 (ぬかで, nukade)
Southern Ryukyuan:
- Miyako: 百足 (んかじ, nkaji)
- Yaeyama: 百足 (んがさ, ngasa)
- Yonaguni: 百足 (んかでぃ, nkadi)