すざ

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Miyako[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Ryukyuan *soza, *seza, from Proto-Japonic *sosa. Cognate with Yaeyama しじゃ (shija), Yonaguni すだ (suda), Kikai しだ (shida), Kunigami しじゃー (shijā), Northern Amami-Oshima せざ (seza), Okinawan しーじゃ (shīja).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

すざ (sudza

  1. older brother
  2. older sister
  3. senior

References[edit]

  • そぅざ” in Okinawa Center of Language Study, Miyako Dialect Dictionary.