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Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/matu

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This Proto-Japonic entry contains reconstructed terms 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

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Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

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  • Accent class: 2.4a

Noun

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*matu

  1. pine, pine tree
Descendants
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  • Old Japanese: (matu)
    • Japanese: (matsu, Heian LH,[1] Tokyo 1 [HL(L)], Kyoto 1 [LH ~ LL(H)], Kagoshima B [LH(L)][2])
  • Proto-Ryukyuan: *matu (tone class C)
    • Northern Ryukyuan:
      • Kikai: (matu)
      • Kunigami: (machi /⁠mátɕì⁠/)
      • Northern Amami Ōshima: 松木 (matsïgï)
      • Okinawan: (mātsi /⁠màːtsì⁠/)
      • Okinoerabu: 松木 (machigi /⁠màtɕígí⁠/)
      • Southern Amami Ōshima: (mat /⁠mát̩⁠/)
      • Tokunoshima: 松木 (matsïgï /⁠mátsɨ̀gɨ̀⁠/)
      • Yoron: 松木 (machigi /⁠mátɕígí⁠/)
    • Southern Ryukyuan:
      • Miyako: (matsï)
      • Yaeyama: (matsï /⁠mátsɨ́⁠/)
      • Yonaguni: (machi /⁠màtɕî⁠/)

Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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  • Accent class: L-[3]

Verb

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*matu (infinitive *mati)

  1. to wait
Descendants
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References

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  1. ^ まつ 【松】Paid subscription required”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here
  2. ^ Hirayama, Teruo, editor (1960), 全国アクセント辞典 (Zenkoku Akusento Jiten, Nationwide Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Tōkyōdō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Samuel E. Martin (1987) “matu”, in The Japanese Language Through Time, New Haven, London: Yale University Press, →ISBN, page 721