ヌチャ
Ainu
Etymology
Borrowed from a language of the Sakhalin Island, in turn most likely from Solon lōča (“Russian”, noun), possibly from Russian ловцы́ (lovcý, “fishermen, hunters”) or ло́вчий (lóvčij, “huntsman”).[1]
Compare Orok луча (luča), Nivkh нуча (nuț’a). See also Daur luaaq, Manchu ᠯᠣᠴᠠ (loca), Yakut нуучча (nuucca), Nanai лоча (loca), Evenki лӯча (lūça), Even ню̄чи (ņūci), etc.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nu̜t͡ʃa/
Noun
ヌチャ • (nuca)
- Russian (native or inhabitant of Russia)
| area | pronunciation |
|---|---|
| Yakumo (八雲) | rusá'unkur |
| Horobetsu (幌別) | |
| Saru (沙流) | |
| Obihiro (帯広) | |
| Bihoro (美幌) | |
| Asahikawa (旭川) | |
| Nayoro (名寄) | |
| Soya (宗谷) | akásto 'utár |
| Karafuto (樺太) | nuca; sikitetara 'utah[悪] |
| Chishima (千島) |
Proper noun
ヌチャ • (nuca)
- Russia (a transcontinental country in Eastern Europe and North Asia)
- Russian (language)
Synonyms
- (Russia): ヌチャモシㇼ (nuca mosir), ヌチャモシㇽ (nuca mosir)
- (the Russian language): ヌチャイタㇰ (nuca itak)
- (Russian people): フレシサㇺ (literally "red foreigner")
References
- ^ Cai Hongsheng (2006), chapter 1, in 俄罗斯馆纪事（增订本） [Accounts of E-lo-ssu Kuan (Russian Hostel) (revised and enlarged edition)] (in Chinese), 1st edition, Beijing: Zhonghua Book Company, →ISBN, page 29: “据伊·伊[·]斯列兹涅耶夫斯基的《古俄语词汇资料集》第⼆卷（彼得堡，1902 年俄⽂版，第 39–40 ⻚），可拟⾳为“⽼”的 лов[-]，有如下同根亲属词：ловъ（⾏猎）、ловъцъ（猎⼈）、ловцы（猎⼈们）。从当年哥萨克在⿊⻰江流域“以打猎为名”、亦猎亦劫的特点来看，前述第一组译名的词源，很有可能就是俄语“猎⼈”一词的复数形式。”
- ^ 服部四郎 (Shirō Hattori) (1964), アイヌ語方言辞典 (Ainu Go Hōgen Jiten, “An Ainu Dialect Dictionary”)[1] (in Japanese), Japan: 岩波書店 (“Iwanami Shoten”)