ヲヌマカ
Ainu「夜前」
onumakalow
Onumaka follows the recorded ヲヌマカ. Onumanka adds an unrecorded nasal; Fukasawa explicitly leaves that form unconfirmed. Onuman “evening” is attested, but leaves final カ unexplained. One onuman ka corpus example means “also in the evening” and does not establish a compound. Onuma ka tests division without identifying onuma. Japanese 夜前 normally means the previous night; ukuran fits that sense but is phonologically remote. The whole form and its relationship to the Japanese remain unresolved, with lower confidence and separate alternatives.
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Occurrences (1)
- National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics · 乾巻 · Page 20, line 14 · ヲヌマカ
…ニシヤツタ明後日ヲヤシユン昼トノヽシケ トーガプ夜アンチカラ夜前ヲヌマカ夜中アンノシケ夕シリヲヌマ ヲヌマン日暮シリクンネ暁トーベケル ニシヤツ朝ニシヤツ朝五ツ時チユツ…