Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/siru

This Proto-Japonic 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-Japonic

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /siɾu/

Verb

*siru (infinitive *siri)

to know

Descendants

Old Japanese: 知 (siru)
- Japanese: 知る (shiru)
Ryukyuan: *siru
- Northern Ryukyuan:
  - Kunigami: 知ん (しん, shin) (only used as a suffix)
  - Okinawan: 知ゆん (しゆん, shiyun)
- Southern Ryukyuan:
  - Miyako: 知ぃ (っしぃ, ssï)
  - Yaeyama: 知ん (しぃすん, sïsun)
  - Yonaguni: 知ん (ちゅん, chun)

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