さばち

Okinawan
Alternative spelling
捌ち

Etymology

A word peculiar to the Northern Ryukyuan family. Cognate with Northern Amami-Oshima さばき (sabaki), Kikai さばち (sabachi), Yoron さばき (sabaki), and Kunigami さばーちー (sabāchī). All other Japonic branches use a descendant of Proto-Japonic *kusi instead.

Perhaps derived from 捌ちゅん (sabachun, “to comb”);[1] cognate with Japanese 捌く (sabaku, “to handle”).[2]

Noun

さばち (sabachi) 

  1. comb

References
  1. “さばち” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.
  2. “さばちゅん【捌ちゅん】” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.
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