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Japanese etymology :
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Proto-Japanese: *ǝ́rá-mp-
Meaning: to cry, wail
Russian meaning: кричать
Old Japanese: orab-
Comments: JLTT 742. High tone is reconstructed on the basis of dialectal evidence (Ibuki-jima, Nakijin wurabin A, see ibid.). japet-prnum,japet-meaning,japet-rusmean,japet-ajp,japet-comments,
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Altaic etymology :
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Proto-Altaic: *ū́lo
Meaning: to cry, howl
Russian meaning: кричать, выть
Comments: KW 448, PKE 223, JLTT 742. An expressive root. Because of the merger of *l and *r the Kor.-Jpn. reflexes of this root may also be attributed to *óru (thus in Lee 1958, 118), and vice versa. altet-prnum,altet-meaning,altet-rusmean,altet-turc,altet-mong,altet-kor,altet-jap,altet-reference,
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Turkic etymology :
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Proto-Turkic: *ūlɨ-
Meaning: to cry, howl
Russian meaning: кричать, выть
Old Turkic: ulɨ- (OUygh.)
Turkish: ulu-
Tatar: ula-
Uighur: ulu-
Azerbaidzhan: ula-
Turkmen: ūlɨ-
Khakassian: ulu-
Oyrat: ulu-
Chuvash: ъʷlax- 'to neigh'
Yakut: uluj-
Dolgan: uluj-
Tuva: ulu-
Kirghiz: ulu-
Kazakh: ŭlɨ-
Noghai: ulɨ-
Bashkir: ŭlŭ-
Balkar: ulu-
Gagauz: ulu-
Karaim: ulu-
Karakalpak: ulɨ-
Kumyk: ulu-
Comments: EDT 127, VEWT 512, ЭСТЯ 1, 595, Stachowski 243. Yak. has secondary shortening in a disyllabic stem. turcet-prnum,turcet-meaning,turcet-rusmean,turcet-atu,turcet-krh,turcet-trk,turcet-tat,turcet-chg,turcet-uig,turcet-azb,turcet-trm,turcet-hak,turcet-alt,turcet-chv,turcet-jak,turcet-dolg,turcet-tuv,turcet-krg,turcet-kaz,turcet-nogx,turcet-bas,turcet-blkx,turcet-gagx,turcet-krmx,turcet-klpx,turcet-qum,turcet-reference,
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Mongolian etymology :
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Proto-Mongolian: *uli-
Meaning: to cry, howl (wolves)
Russian meaning: кричать, выть (о волках)
Written Mongolian: uli- (L 873) Middle Mongolian: uli- (MA) Khalkha: uli-
Buriat: uli-
Kalmuck: uĺ-, ulǝ-
Ordos: uli-
Shary-Yoghur: olo-
monget-prnum,monget-meaning,monget-rusmean,monget-wmo,monget-mmo,monget-hal,monget-bur,monget-kal,monget-ord,monget-yuy,monget-reference,
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Korean etymology :
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Proto-Korean: *ūr-
Meaning: to cry, weep
Russian meaning: плакать, рыдать
Modern Korean: ūl-
Middle Korean: ūr-
koret-prnum,koret-meaning,koret-rusmean,koret-phn,koret-ako,koret-reference,
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Nostratic etymology :
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Eurasiatic: *wVlV
Meaning: to howl, cry
Indo-European: ? BSl. *wal- 'cry, call, speak'
References: ND 2473 *waHlV 'to cry, speak' (IE, SH, FU, SDr). nostret-meaning,nostret-prnum,nostret-ier,nostret-alt,nostret-ura,nostret-drav,nostret-reference,
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Uralic etymology :
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Number: 1706
Proto: *wala
English meaning: word
German meaning: Wort
Finnish: vala 'Eid, Schwur' ( > Saam. N valle -āl- 'oath')
Saam (Lapp): vuollē (L) '"ein Jojker" (lappischer Melodiesatz)'
Mordovian: val (E M) 'Wort'
uralet-proto,uralet-prnum,uralet-meaning,uralet-germmean,uralet-fin,uralet-saa,uralet-mrd,
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Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-Dravidian : *ūḷ-
Meaning : to howl
Proto-South Dravidian: *ūḷ- dravet-meaning,dravet-prnum,dravet-sdr,dravet-tel,dravet-bra,
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South Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-South Dravidian : *ūḷ-
Meaning : to howl
Tamil : ūḷai
Tamil meaning : howl of dog or jackal, cry of person in anguish (applied contemptuously)
Tamil derivates : ūḷaiy iṭu to howl as jackal or dog; ūḷi sound; ūḷan_ jackal; uḷampu (uḷampi-) to make a noise, howl (like a jackal); uḷar_u (uḷar_i-) to roar, shout, clamour without sense; uḷar_al shouting, clamour; uḷai (-v-, -nt-) to howl (as a jackal); (-pp-, -tt-) to sound, roar, howl (as a jackal), give forth a sound, call, invite; n. sound, high tone of voice, weeping
Malayalam : ūḷay iṭuka
Malayalam meaning : to howl
Malayalam derivates : ūḷi howl of dog or jackal, chatter of monkey; ūḷan jackal; ōḷi howl; uḷar_uka to babble, make indistinct noise (as in stomach); uḷappu sound, noise; uḷaykkuka to utter a loud noise, howl as a jackal
Kannada : ūḷ, ūḷave
Kannada meaning : an outcry, howl
Kannada derivates : ūḷ (ūḷd-), ūḷu (ūḷi-) to call near from a distance, cry out, howl; oḷar_u to sound, cry, roar
Tulu : oḷepuni
Tulu meaning : to call
Tulu derivates : leppuni, (B-K.) olepu to call, invite; leppu, lēvu a cry
Miscellaneous : KOR (T) ūḷɨ to bark; (M) oḷe to call
Number in DED : 0760
sdret-meaning,sdret-prnum,sdret-tam,sdret-tammean,sdret-tamder,sdret-mal,sdret-malmean,sdret-malder,sdret-kan,sdret-kanmean,sdret-kander,sdret-tul,sdret-tulmean,sdret-tulder,sdret-kt,sdret-misc,sdret-dednum,
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Nilgiri etymology :
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Proto-Nilgiri : *ōḷ
Meaning : (jackal) howls
Kota : ōḷ āṛ- (āc-)
Additional forms : Also Kota ōḷāṛ (obl. ōḷāṭ-) the howl of a jackal
Number in DED : 760
ktet-meaning,ktet-prnum,ktet-kota,ktet-addition,ktet-dednum,
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Telugu etymology :
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Proto-Telugu : *ūl-
Meaning : (B) the howling of a fox
Telugu : ūla
Number in DED : 760
telet-meaning,telet-prnum,telet-tel_1,telet-dednum,
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Brahui etymology :
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Brahui : (h)ūl-ing, hūl-āiing
Meaning : to howl
Number in DED : 760
braet-meaning,braet-prnum,braet-dednum,
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Long-range etymologies :
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Borean (approx.) : WVLV
Meaning : to howl, cry
Afroasiatic : *wV(H)l- 'cry, sound, speak' (Berb., Chad., Cush., Sem.)
Amerind (misc.) : *wali 'say' (R 600) globet-meaning,globet-nostr,globet-afas,globet-scc,globet-amer,globet-reference,
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Sino-Caucasian etymology :
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Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *=ĕƛ̣wV́
Meaning: sing
Comments and references : HGC 38. sccet-meaning,sccet-prnum,sccet-cauc,sccet-stib,sccet-notes,
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North Caucasian etymology :
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Proto-North Caucasian: *=ĕƛ̣wV
Meaning: to call, cry, sing
Notes: Reconstructed for the PEC level. The word could have denoted some kind of ritual singing (cf. the derived stem *(ʔV)ƛ̣wVlV, meaning frequently 'learning, knowledge').
caucet-prnum,caucet-meaning,caucet-aand,caucet-cez,caucet-lak,caucet-darg,caucet-lezg,caucet-comment,
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Avar-Andian etymology :
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Protoform: *=aƛ̣- (~-o-,-l-)
Meaning: call, cry
Chamalal: =al-
Tindi: =al-
aandet-prnum,aandet-meaning,aandet-chm,aandet-tnd,
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Tsezian etymology :
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Proto-Tsezian: *-ɔƛ̣-
Meaning: call
Tsezi: g-oƛ̣-
Khvarshi: g-oƛ̣-
Comments: PTsKh *g-oƛ̣-.
cezet-prnum,cezet-meaning,cezet-cez,cezet-khv,cezet-comment,
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Lak etymology :
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Lak root: ḳul-
Meaning: knowing, aware, acquainted
Lak form: ḳul-s:a
Comments: The root ḳul is used also in ḳul xun 'to know' ('become aware').
laket-prnum,laket-meaning,laket-lak,laket-comment,
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Dargwa etymology :
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Proto-Dargwa: *=iḳʷ-
Meaning: 1 to call 2 to say
Akusha: =iḳ-es 1
Chiragh: =uḳ- 2
Comments: Cf. also Ur. dur. =iḳʷ- 'to say, speak'.
darget-prnum,darget-meaning,darget-drg,darget-chr,darget-comment,
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Lezghian etymology :
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Proto-Lezghian: *ʔeƛ̣wV
Meaning: 1 to sing 2 to say, speak 3 to be silent
Tabasaran: ḳ- 2
Tsakhur: e=ḳʷa-s 1
Archi: ḳel-kes 3
Comment: Archi reflects a derivate *ʔeƛ̣ʷV-l / *ƛ̣ʷV-l, attested also in Lezg. ḳel 'study, learning' ( > Ud. k:al id.), Rut. Mishl. q̇ɨla id. In Arch. there occurred a secondary semantic development: 'be silent' < '*hear, understand'.
lezget-prnum,lezget-meaning,lezget-tab,lezget-cak,lezget-arc,lezget-comment,
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Sino-Tibetan etymology :
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Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *lō
Meaning: sing
Tibetan: glu song, tune.
Burmese: kju to produce sounds, kjuh good voice.
Kachin: (H) khju a charm, mantra, spell.
Comments: Cf. also OCh. 謠 *law sing, song (see Peiros-Starostin 213).
stibet-prnum,stibet-meaning,stibet-chin,stibet-tib,stibet-burm,stibet-kach,stibet-kir,stibet-comments,
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Character: 歈
Modern (Beijing) reading: yú
Preclassic Old Chinese: lo
Classic Old Chinese: lo
Western Han Chinese: lwa
Eastern Han Chinese: źwa
Early Postclassic Chinese: źwo
Middle Postclassic Chinese: jwo
Late Postclassic Chinese: jwo
Middle Chinese: jü
English meaning : a k. of song
Comments: Also read *lō, MC dлw id.
Radical: 0
Four-angle index: 0
bigchina-reading,bigchina-ochn,bigchina-cchn,bigchina-wchn,bigchina-echn,bigchina-epchn,bigchina-mpchn,bigchina-lpchn,bigchina-mchn,bigchina-meaning,bigchina-comment,bigchina-stibet,bigchina-radical,bigchina-oshval,
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Kiranti etymology :
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Proto-Kiranti: *lu
Meaning: sing
Tulung: lölam ( < *le-lu-m) voice
Kaling: lel ( < *le-lu) song
kiret-prnum,kiret-meaning,kiret-tul,kiret-kal,kiret-lim,kiret-dum,kiret-yam,
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Limbu dictionary :
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Entry: samlo:maʔ, sam-lo:r-/sam-lo:-
Grammar: vi.
Meaning: sing.
Derivation: [ ?< sam spirit + lɔ:pmaʔ take out, cause to come out] [?]
limet-prnum,limet-pspeech,limet-meaning,limet-dercomm,
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Dumi dictionary :
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Entry: lɨnɨ
Grammar: vi-4 lo:-lɨ-lu
Meaning: 1) (inceptive pseudo-aspectivizer with infinitive) to commence, to begin, to start; 2) (conjugated impersonally) be felt unto someone, make itself felt unto someone; (conjugated personally) feel like, feel: 2a) so:ʔwa lɨnɨ be hungry unto someone; 2b) kɨmin lɨnɨ be thirsty unto someone; 2c) so:ʔyǝmbɨ ('famine') lɨnɨ be in effect, be going on (of a famine); 2d) di:r lɨnɨ feel pleasure, enjoy, like; 2e) minnɨ lɨnɨ to remember; 2g) dzuʔu lɨnɨ feel cold 2h) khǝtn lɨnɨ feel ashamed, be put to shame 3) perform, do (in lexicalized combinations): 3a) bele lɨnɨ goof around, loaf off 3b) le: lɨnɨ sing 3c) mintǝlǝlǝ lɨnɨ be deeply engrossed in thought, be pensive 3d) (with ghɨmɨ spinning) twirl about, rotate along an axis
Nepali: 2) lāgnu
Derivation: 1) vide 6.3.12; setnɨ luyi They began to kill; Nyetnɨ lo: It began to ache; 2d) O:ʔimsi di:r lo: I like to sleep; 2e) Aminnɨ lo: You remembered; O:minnɨ lo:ta I shall remember; cf. minnɨ vt-2a (2); 2f) AN wǝm lo:ta I'm hot; cf. wǝm; 2h) cf. ya:tnsinɨ; 3d) ghɨmi lo:ta It's starting to spin; cf. ranta, rantam, ri:nɨ vi-1. Comments: Nep. 2d) man lāgnu 2h) lāj lāgnu; 3) barālnu; 3c) socāī garnu, vicār garnu. For lɨnɨ 'start' cf. perhaps Yamphu li:ma id.
dumet-prnum,dumet-pspeech,dumet-meaning,dumet-nepali,dumet-dercomm,dumet-comments,
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Yamphu dictionary :
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Entry: semluma
Stem: <semlus- ; semlu- ; semlu:->
Grammar: v.tr.
Meaning: to sing.
Nepali: gāunu
yamet-prnum,yamet-stem,yamet-pspeech,yamet-meaning,yamet-nepali,
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