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しらゆきひめ 'Snow White'
I am trying to understand the title of a tale.
しろ 'white'
ゆき 'snow'
ひめ 'princess'
しらゆきひめ 'Snow White'
If white is しろ, why is 'Snow White' not しろゆきひめ？
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Exceptional compounding forms
There are a number of Japanese words which have distinct compounding forms:
-a/-e alternation: 天・雨、酒、上、風、目 — many examples.
-u/-i alternation: 神（[神]{かむ}[集]{つど}ふ）、月（[月]{つく}[読]{よみ}）
-o/-i alternation: ...
