むぎあら

Okinawan

Etymology

A compound of むぎ (mugi > muji, “wheat”) +‎ あら (ara, “something fresh, new”). The written form quoted preserves the mid-vowel of Proto-Ryukyuan *mogi.

Noun

むぎあら

1. (Middle Okinawan) fresh wheat
   • Nantō Kayō

     あらもぎや　をより　とてもきやら　なふさ　とて　よよれたる

     aramugya wuyui tutimogiara nōsa tuti yuyuritaru

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

References

• Okinawa Kogo Daijiten Henshū I'inkai (沖縄古語大辞典編集委員会) (1995) 沖縄古語大辞典 [Dictionary of Archaic Okinawan], Tokyo (東京都): Kadokawa Shoten (角川書店), →ISBN, page 650X