| Word form | arau |
| Original script | 洗う |
| LWT meaning(s) | |
| Word meaning | can also mean ’launder’ |
| Comments on word | OJ form arapu |
| Analyzability | unanalyzable |
| Age | Old Japanese [21] (710–794) |
| Lexical stratum | wago |
| Year | 万葉集 (after 8th century) |
| Comparison with Korean | Class 2: (J has a frequentative suffix, the K initial seen as reinforcement from original cluster; also strictly ’launder’ in K): K ppal- < MK spɔl < *var(a)-. Alternatively, the K term can be posited as cognate of J sarapu ’clean out’, in which case the proto-form would be *spar(a)-. (255) |
| Register | General |