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sir'etu

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siretu

· a cape; a headland ⚠ AI·40%

3 recordings · 2 dialects (沙流、鵡川) · citation form from 沙流

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Attested usage 7 hits

néa mosir anakne poro mosir un sine pon siretu ne sekor a=ye.

その土地は、大陸の一つの大きな岬のように言われていた。

沙流・千歳 · 小松 哲郎

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Historical records

Ezo hōgen moshiogusa (1792) ↗

These entries have the same editorial modern reading as this headword. Compare the recorded gloss and reading confidence when distinguishing meanings.

  • シリイツ゚ · Page 8, line 7 ↗

    Modern reading: sir'etu

    Reading confidence: Low

    National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics· 乾巻

    Reading source and corrections

    萱野茂 1996 s.v. sir'etu「岬.…」; Batchelor 1938 s.v. Shiretu「n. geo. A cape. Headland. Promontory. Syn: Not or noto.」 (p.464)

  • シレツ゚ · Page 8, line 7 ↗

    Modern reading: sir'etu

    Reading confidence: Medium

    National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics· 乾巻

    Reading source and corrections

    萱野茂 1996 s.v. sir'etu「岬.…」; Batchelor 1938 s.v. Shiretu「n. geo. A cape. Headland. Promontory. Syn: Not or noto.」 (p.464); 富田友幸 2021 s.v. siretu「岬」

Readings and transcription excerpts from Early Records of the Ainu Language, adapted for this index. Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Recordings across dialects

沙流 2

form (latin)kanaposgloss (as recorded)sourcematch
sir'etuシㇼエトゥsir-etuシㇼエトゥ 【sir-etu】岬.▷シㇼ=陸地 エトゥ=鼻,先萱野茂のアイヌ語辞典seed
siretuアイヌ語電子辞書normalized

鵡川 1

form (latin)kanaposgloss (as recorded)sourcematch
sir'etuアイヌ語鵡川方言日本語‐アイヌ語辞典exact