まーすん

Kunigami

Etymology

(Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

From Proto-Ryukyuan *mawa(ri)(si) (whence Okinawan まーすん (māsun), Miyako まーㇲ゙さまーㇲ゙ (māzsāmaz), Yaeyama まーらしぃん (mārasïn)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maːsuŋ̍/

Verb

まーすん (māsun) 

1. to die

Okinawan

Etymology

(Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

From Proto-Ryukyuan *mawa(ri)(si) (whence Kunigami まーすん (māsun), Miyako まーㇲ゙さまーㇲ゙ (māzsāmaz), Yaeyama まーらしぃん (mārasïn)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maːsuŋ̍/

Verb

まーすん (māsun) intransitive

1. to die

References

• “まーすん” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.