"uwo" meaning in Proto-Japonic

See uwo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: Possibly sound-symbolic. The *u ~ *i alteration is common in various words, but no explanation is given for why this phenomenon exists. Head templates: {{head|jpx-pro|noun}} *uwo
  1. fish Tags: reconstruction Synonyms: iwo
    Sense id: en-uwo-jpx-pro-noun-tHSpmicF Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Proto-Japonic entries with incorrect language header
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  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ojp",
            "2": "魚",
            "tr": "uwo"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Japanese: 魚 (uwo)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Japanese: 魚 (uwo)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ja",
            "2": "魚",
            "tr": "uo, io"
          },
          "expansion": "Japanese: 魚 (uo, io)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Japanese: 魚 (uo, io)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "jpx-ryu-pro",
            "2": "*iwo",
            "pos": "< *iwo"
          },
          "expansion": "Proto-Ryukyuan: *iwo (< *iwo)\nNorthern Ryukyuan: 亦窩 (io) (Liúqiú guăn yìyŭ, 1469–1470)\nKikai: 魚 (iyu)\nKunigami: 魚 ('yū)\nNorthern Amami Ōshima: 魚 ('yu)\nOkinawan: 魚 (iyu, iu)\nOkinoerabu: 魚 ('yū)\nSouthern Amami Ōshima: 魚 ('yū)\nTokunoshima: 魚 ('yu)\nYoron: 魚 ('yū)\nSouthern Ryukyuan:\nMiyako: 魚 (zzu)\nYaeyama: 魚 (izu)\nYonaguni: 魚 (iyu)",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-Ryukyuan: *iwo (< *iwo)\nNorthern Ryukyuan: 亦窩 (io) (Liúqiú guăn yìyŭ, 1469–1470)\nKikai: 魚 (iyu)\nKunigami: 魚 ('yū)\nNorthern Amami Ōshima: 魚 ('yu)\nOkinawan: 魚 (iyu, iu)\nOkinoerabu: 魚 ('yū)\nSouthern Amami Ōshima: 魚 ('yū)\nTokunoshima: 魚 ('yu)\nYoron: 魚 ('yū)\nSouthern Ryukyuan:\nMiyako: 魚 (zzu)\nYaeyama: 魚 (izu)\nYonaguni: 魚 (iyu)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Possibly sound-symbolic.\nThe *u ~ *i alteration is common in various words, but no explanation is given for why this phenomenon exists.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "jpx-pro",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "*uwo",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Proto-Japonic",
  "lang_code": "jpx-pro",
  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/uwo",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Proto-Japonic entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "fish"
      ],
      "id": "en-uwo-jpx-pro-noun-tHSpmicF",
      "links": [
        [
          "fish",
          "fish"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "iwo"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "reconstruction"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "uwo"
}
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  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ojp",
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          },
          "expansion": "Old Japanese: 魚 (uwo)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Japanese: 魚 (uwo)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ja",
            "2": "魚",
            "tr": "uo, io"
          },
          "expansion": "Japanese: 魚 (uo, io)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Japanese: 魚 (uo, io)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "jpx-ryu-pro",
            "2": "*iwo",
            "pos": "< *iwo"
          },
          "expansion": "Proto-Ryukyuan: *iwo (< *iwo)\nNorthern Ryukyuan: 亦窩 (io) (Liúqiú guăn yìyŭ, 1469–1470)\nKikai: 魚 (iyu)\nKunigami: 魚 ('yū)\nNorthern Amami Ōshima: 魚 ('yu)\nOkinawan: 魚 (iyu, iu)\nOkinoerabu: 魚 ('yū)\nSouthern Amami Ōshima: 魚 ('yū)\nTokunoshima: 魚 ('yu)\nYoron: 魚 ('yū)\nSouthern Ryukyuan:\nMiyako: 魚 (zzu)\nYaeyama: 魚 (izu)\nYonaguni: 魚 (iyu)",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-Ryukyuan: *iwo (< *iwo)\nNorthern Ryukyuan: 亦窩 (io) (Liúqiú guăn yìyŭ, 1469–1470)\nKikai: 魚 (iyu)\nKunigami: 魚 ('yū)\nNorthern Amami Ōshima: 魚 ('yu)\nOkinawan: 魚 (iyu, iu)\nOkinoerabu: 魚 ('yū)\nSouthern Amami Ōshima: 魚 ('yū)\nTokunoshima: 魚 ('yu)\nYoron: 魚 ('yū)\nSouthern Ryukyuan:\nMiyako: 魚 (zzu)\nYaeyama: 魚 (izu)\nYonaguni: 魚 (iyu)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Possibly sound-symbolic.\nThe *u ~ *i alteration is common in various words, but no explanation is given for why this phenomenon exists.",
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      "args": {
        "1": "jpx-pro",
        "2": "noun"
      },
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      "name": "head"
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  "lang_code": "jpx-pro",
  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/uwo",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "Pages with entries",
        "Proto-Japonic entries with incorrect language header",
        "Proto-Japonic lemmas",
        "Proto-Japonic nouns"
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        "fish"
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "word": "iwo"
    }
  ],
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}

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