Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/turu

Etymology 1
The core meaning appears to be as a noun, and  as a verb.

Cognate with.

Pronunciation
Accent class: 2.2

Noun

 * 1) a vine
 * 2) a line or string

Descendants

 * vine:
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 * line, string:
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Verb

 * 1) to hang down, as a line or string
 * 2) to form or take the shape of a line or string
 * 3) to fish

Descendants

 * to hang; to fish:
 * to form or take the shape of a line or string:
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 * to form or take the shape of a line or string:
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Etymology 2
Appears to be distinct from *turu meaning vine; line; string; to hang.

Vovin (2008) considers it possibly related to an ancestor of 🇨🇬, with a Pre-Proto-Japonic root-final -m vanishing later, leaving only a Kansai accent pattern behind (see pronunciation section below). May ultimately be a regional Wanderwort. Compare also 🇨🇬 (whence 🇨🇬), 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬.

Pronunciation

 * Accent class: 2.5x
 * The Proto-Ryukyuan accent is irregular.

Noun

 * 1) a crane