Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/
tora
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
Noun
*tora
tiger
Descendants
Old Japanese:
虎
(
to
1
ra
)
Japanese:
虎
(
tora
)
Proto-Ryukyuan:
*tora
Northern Ryukyuan:
它喇
(
tora
)
(Liúqiú guăn yìyŭ, 1469–1470)
Kikai:
虎
(
tura
)
(
in compounds
)
Kunigami:
虎
(
turā
)
Northern Amami Ōshima:
虎
(
tora
)
Okinawan:
虎
(
tura
)
Okinoerabu:
虎
(
tura
)
Southern Amami Ōshima:
虎
(
θura
)
Tokunoshima:
虎
(
tura
)
Yoron:
虎
(
tura
)
Southern Ryukyuan:
Miyako:
虎
(
tura
)
Yaeyama:
虎
(
tura
)
Yonaguni:
虎
(
tura
)