ツ゚ンジ
Ainu「通詞」
tuncihigh
Tunci is directly documented for an interpreter, and Tomita labels it a Japanese loan. Corpus examples show interpreters appearing alongside minor officials in a historical narrative, with one broader mediator gloss. This supports 通詞 and the normalized t/c spelling of ツ゚ンジ. The related verb tuncikara “interpret” is a comparison rather than a replacement noun. The borrowing date and exact historical voicing are not determined by the modern examples.
References
Occurrences (1)
- National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics · 乾巻 · Page 24, line 10 · ツ゚ンジ
…チユツプカタウタレ大工パンチヨー船方チポグル商人イホクシヤモ通詞ツ゚ンジ飯炊の人シユケグル船頭センド百姓トイタシシヤモ僧ヌブレシルウタレ筆者カンビシシヤム巫医ヘシルウタ…