Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/siro

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 *siro (“white”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /siɾo/

Adjective

*siro

white

Noun

*siro

white

Antonyms

*kuro

Descendants

Northern Ryukyuan:
- Kikai: 白 (しる, shiru), 白せい (しるさい, shirusai)
- Kunigami: 白 (しるー, shirū), 白せん (しるーせん, shirūsen)
- Northern Amami-Oshima: 白 (しる, shiru), 白さり (しるさり, shirusari)
- Okinawan: 白 (しる, shiru), 白さん (しるさん, shirusan)
- Oki-No-Erabu: 白 (しゅー, shū), 白さん (しゅーさん, shūsan)
- Southern Amami-Oshima: 白 (しりゅ, shiryu), 白さむっ (しりゅさむっ, shiryusam)
- Toku-No-Shima: 白 (すぃるー, sïru), 白せい (すぃるさい, sïrusai)
- Yoron: 白 (すー, sū), 白さん (すーさん, sūsan)
Southern Ryukyuan:
- Miyako: 白 (っす, ssu)
- Yaeyama: 白 (しぃす, sïsu), 白さん (しぃすさん, sïsusan)
- Yonaguni: 白 (ちゅー, chū), 白だん (ちゅだん, chudan)