尻

Japanese

kanji

Definitions

buttocks
Used in toponyms of Hokkaido.

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Japonic *siri.

Origin

Proto-Japonic

*siri

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

continuative or stem form of verb m Japanese
お尻 Japanese
取り Japanese
取る toru, "to take" Japanese
叩く Japanese
尻取り Japanese
尻叩き Japanese
連用形 Japanese
*siri Proto-Japonic