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Austric etymology :
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Proto-Austric: *kVr
Meaning: bend
Austroasiatic meaning: bow
Proto-Austronesian: *tikur
Austronesian meaning: bend, curve
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Austro-Asiatic etymology :
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Proto-Austro-Asiatic: kVr
Meaning: bow
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Katuic etymology :
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Proto-Katuic: *juŋ
Meaning: cling to
Presyllable: Q/ sǝ-
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West Katuic etymology :
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Proto-West Katuic: *juŋ
Meaning: cling to
Presyllable: Q/ sǝ-
Bru: sǝjuŋ.N
Bru meaning: to hang, cling; rǝjuŋ.N dangling
Kui: juŋ.B
Kui meaning: to hang on to
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Khmer etymology :
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Khmer: ka:r
Meaning: to defend, shield
Old Khmer: kar, ka:r
Old Khmer Meaning: to protect, prevent
References: P93, JP8
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Long-range etymologies :
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Borean (approx.) : KVRV
Meaning : to bend, turn
African (misc.) : Bantu *-gàd- 'turn'.
Notes : Nivkh. *qori 'накрениться', *χori 'наклонить'.
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Nostratic etymology :
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Eurasiatic: *KUrV
Meaning: to turn round
References: ND 1187 *ḳüRpV 'to turn (round, toward)' (+ Arab. and dub. Eg.). nostret-meaning,nostret-ier,nostret-alt,nostret-drav,nostret-esk,nostret-reference,
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Indo-European etymology :
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Proto-IE: *k'werǝp-
Meaning: to turn
Old Indian: śū́rpa- n. m. `a winnowing basket or fan'
Old Greek: karpó-s `Handwurzel'
Celtic: MIr corr `Wasserloch', corrach `unbeständig'
Russ. meaning: вертеть(ся)
piet-meaning,piet-ind,piet-greek,piet-germ,piet-celt,piet-rusmean,piet-refer,
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Germanic etymology :
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Proto-Germanic: *xwírfan-/*xwirbán- vb., caus. *xwarbian-, iter. xwarbṓn-; *xwarbá-z; *xwirbíla-z; *xur[f]ōn- vb.
Meaning: to turn, to wind
Gothic: *hʷɛrban st. `live, walk'; *hʷarbōn wk. `walk about'; *ga-hʷairb-s (a) `amenable'
Old Norse: hverfa st. `sich wenden; gehen, fahren'; hverfr; hvirfil-l m. `Wirbel, Ring; Scheitel'; hvarf `das Verschwinden'; hverfa wk. `wenden, kehren'; horfa wk. `sich wenden zu; sehen, blicken'; hvarfa f. `Weidenring'; hvarfa wk. `umherstreifen, wandern'
Norwegian: kverva vb. tr., itr.; kvirvel; horva vb.; kverva f.
Old Swedish: hvärva vb.
Swedish: värva `(an)werben'; virvel; dial. hvärva tr.; virvel
Old Danish: hverve tr.; horfe, horve vb.
Danish: hvirvel
Old English: hweorfan `sich kehren, wenden, reisen, sich ändern'; hwearf m. `Austausch, Wechsel'; caus. hwierfan; hwearfian; hwyrfel
Old Frisian: hwerva `zich draaien, zich wenden, toewallen, handel drijven'
Old Saxon: hwervan `sich drehen, zurückkehren, wandeln'; hwarf `Kreis, Menschenmenge'; caus. hwerbian; harvon
Middle Dutch: werven (warf), warven, waerven `draaeien; zijn best doen voor iets; onstaan, toenemen', tr. `verweren; bewerkrn; doen, handelen; veroorzaken; aanwerven; winnen, verdienen'; wervel m.
Dutch: werven; wervel
Middle Low German: werven, warven `sich drehen, tätig sein, betreiben, ausrichten, vollführen'; wervel
Old High German: (h)werban st. (9.Jh.) `sich drehen, wenden, umkehren, einhergehen, sich bemühen'; { wirvil }, (h)wirbil `Kreisel, drehbares Gerät, Wirbelwind'; werbil `Wirbel'; warb `Wendung, Umdrehung, kreissförmiger Kampfplatz; caus. (h)werben; (h)warbōn
Middle High German: wërben, wërven st. intr. `sich (in einer kreislinie, um eine achse) bewegen, drehen; sich umtun, bemühen, tätig sein'; refl. 'seinen weg nehmen (vin den flüssigkeitwn im körper); geschehen', tr. 'in bewegung setzen; (durch einen boten) berufen, einladen, bestellen'; wirbel st. m. `wirbel, scheitel; wendeltreppe; kreisförmige Bewegung von Wasser und Luft'; warp (-b-), warf st. m. 'drehung, wendung'
German: werben; Wirbel m.
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Pokorny's dictionary :
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Number: 1073
Root: ku̯erp-, auch kuerb-
English meaning: to turn, wind
German meaning: `sich drehen'
Material: Gr. καρπός `Handwurzel' (Drehpunkt der Hand), καρπάλιμος `behende, schnell' (Bildung wie εἰδάλιμος; Schwund des u̯ durch Diss. gegen den ausl. Labial); daneben mit ausl. Media κύρβις `drehbarer Pfeiler mit Gesetztafeln'; tiefstufig wohl mir. carr f., cymr. par m. `Speer' (Stokes ZceltPh. 1, 172; vgl. etwa tela vibrāre, fulmina torquēre);
got. ƕaírban `περιπατει̃ν' (ƕeilaƕaírbs `wetterwendisch', gaƕaírbs `gehorsam'), anord. hverfa `sich drehen, kehren, verschwinden', ags. hweorfan `sich wenden, reisen, sich ändern', as. hwerƀan `sich drehen, zurückkehren wandeln', ahd. hwerban, hwerfan `sich wenden, zurückkehren, (um etwas herum) tätig sein'; trans. `in Bewegung setzen, betreiben', nhd. werben (vgl. z. Bed. lat. ambīre), got. usw. ƕarbōn `wandeln', woneben tiefstufig anord. horfa `sich wenden, denken, gehören' (*hwurƀōn), Kaus. anord. hverfa, as. hwerƀian, ags. hwierfan, ahd. werban `wandeln', anord. hverfr `schnell', hvirfill, ahd. wirvil, wirbil `Wirbel' (und ahd. werbil aus *hwarbila- ds.), as. hwarf `Kreis, Menschenmenge', ahd. warb `Wendung, Umdrehung kreisförmiger Kampfplatz', ags. hwearf m. `Austausch, Wechsel', anord hwarf `das Verschwinden';
toch. A kārp- `herabsteigen', В kā̆rp- `sich wenden nach, gehen'.
References: WP. I 472 f.
Pages: 631
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Altaic etymology :
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Proto-Altaic: *ki̯ṓr[i]
Meaning: to roll, churn
Russian meaning: крутить, помешивать
Comments: EAS 147, Poppe 107, Ozawa 204. An expressive root with not quite secure vocalic correspondences. Cf. also notes to *k`úlo. altet-prnum,altet-meaning,altet-rusmean,altet-turc,altet-mong,altet-tung,altet-jap,altet-reference,
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Turkic etymology :
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Proto-Turkic: *Kiār-
Meaning: to mix
Russian meaning: смешивать
Karakhanid: qar- (MK Oghuz) Turkish: kar-
Uzbek: qɔr-
Turkmen: Gār-
Chuvash: jor-, jur-
Karakalpak: qarɨ-
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Mongolian etymology :
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Proto-Mongolian: *kor- / *kör-
Meaning: 1 to roll, rotate 2 to bend, become twisted 3 to wrinkle, become curved 4 to whirl (of water, wind)
Russian meaning: 1 крутить, вращать 2 гнуть, изгибаться 3 морщиться, искривляться 4 вертеться, кружиться (о воде, ветре)
Written Mongolian: körböl-, körbüge- 1 (L 490: körbe-, körbü-, körbi-), qorbaji-, qorbuji- 2 (L 988: qorbuji-, qurbuji-), qorčaji- 3 (L 965), qorulǯa- 4 Middle Mongolian: korbe- (SH) 1, kurbe- 'to wallow' (MA) Khalkha: xorvoj- 3, xörvö- 'to turn over, to upset'; xorlo 'circle-shaped object'
Buriat: xoršogor 'wrinkled, creasy', xüril- 4
Kalmuck: xorwā 'crooked' (КРС) Dagur: kurbi-, xurbi-, xurbu- (Тод. Даг. 180) Shary-Yoghur: körwö-; korlo 'wheel'
Monguor: xurbā-; korlo, gulōr 'wheel'
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Tungus etymology :
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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *kur-
Meaning: 1 churn-staff 2 to wrinkle, shrink 3 to roll, rotate 4 to wrap round, tie round
Russian meaning: 1 мутовка 2 мяться, комкаться 3 вращаться, вертеться 4 обвернуть, спутать
Evenki: kurā- 4
Even: koroldāwna 1, qorị- 2
Literary Manchu: χorgi-, χurgi- 3
Comments: ТМС 1, 416, 417, 435, 471. Man. χurgiku 'whirlpool' > Dag. xurgi id. (Тод. Даг. 180). tunget-prnum,tunget-meaning,tunget-rusmean,tunget-evk,tunget-evn,tunget-man,tunget-reference,
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Japanese etymology :
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Proto-Japanese: *kurum-
Meaning: to wrap
Russian meaning: заворачивать
Middle Japanese: kurume-
Tokyo: kurúm-
Kyoto: kúrúm-
Kagoshima: kurúm-
Comments: JLTT 717. Accent unclear. japet-prnum,japet-meaning,japet-rusmean,japet-mjp,japet-tok,japet-kyo,japet-kag,japet-comments,
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Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-Dravidian : *koẓ-
Meaning : tube, pipe; hole, pit
dravet-meaning,dravet-prnum,dravet-sdr,dravet-tel,dravet-koga,dravet-gnd,dravet-bra,
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South Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-South Dravidian : *koẓ-[al]-
Meaning : tube; to curl
Tamil : kuẓal
Tamil meaning : any tube-shaped thing, flute, pipe, tubularity, curling hair, woman's hair dressed by coiling and tying up behind in a roll
Tamil derivates : (kuẓalv-, kuẓan_r_-) to curl (intr.); kuẓar_ci curling (as of a woman's hair); kuẓai, kuẓāy tube, pipe; kuẓi pit, hole, hollow, cavity, depression, excavation, pond, well; (-v-, -nt-) to be hollowed out (as a hole, pit, cavity), sink hollow; (-pp-, -tt-) to form pits, hollows, cavities, sink, excavate, inscribe, engrave; kuẓici pot, hub of a wheel; kuẓiŋ-kai palm of the hand; kuẓippu forming pits, a hollow, depression; kuẓivu hollowness; kuẓumpu pit
Malayalam : kuẓal
Malayalam meaning : tube, flute, women's hair tied in a knot
Malayalam derivates : kuẓali woman with fine hair; kuẓa what is hollow, eye of a needle, aperture in the head of an axe or hoe, bone in forearm or foreleg; kuẓi hollow, hole, excavation, pit, grave; kuẓiyuka to become hollow, deepened; kuẓikka to dig a hole, dig out
Kannada : koẓal
Kannada meaning : flute, fife
Kannada derivates : koẓavi, koẓave, koẓāyi, koẓivi tube, blow-pipe (esp. used to blow fires with), tubular stalk; kuẓi, guẓi, kuṇi, guṇi hollow, hole, pit, grave; kuẓi to make a hole, dig; kuṇike a hollow, cavity; (K2) kuḷumpe a hollow place where water accumulates; (Bark.) gumme a deep pond; (Gul.) gumma depth; kōvi tube, flute, gun (< Te.)
Kodagu : koḷa
Kodagu meaning : flute
Tulu : koḷavè, kolavè, kolāyi
Tulu meaning : a hollow tube
Tulu derivates : guri, guḷi hole, pit; (B-K) nelakkuri, nelakkuḷi mortar for pounding rice; kurepini, kurepuni to bore, scrape, excavate, drill; korepini, korepuni to bore; koḷalụ fife; koḷambè a drain; gurumbè anything hollow; gurmpè, gurmbè pond, pool, puddle; gurụmpe puddle, temporary reservoir in a dry field; (B-K) gurumpu a low-lying place where water accumulates; gurkè, (B-K) kurikke, kuḷike, gurike, gurke a close-mouthed big copper vessel used to heat water for bathing, etc.
Number in DED : 1818
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Nilgiri etymology :
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Proto-Nilgiri : *koṛǝl (?)
Meaning : tube, Kota clarinet, tune of clarinet, curl
Kota : korl, koḷāy
Toda : kwēɫ̣
Additional forms : Also Kota koḷ clarinet; goṛḷ hollow between two sloping hills
Notes : The derivative *koṛ-āj > Kota koḷāy is of PSDR origin. A complex case overall (PN *-ṛ- in a rare context; Toda -wē-, in particular, is an extremely rare reflex); it is unclear whether Kota korl and koḷ are dialectal variants or one of them (or both?) is a borrowing.
Number in DED : 1818
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Telugu etymology :
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Proto-Telugu : *koṛ-
Meaning : tube, hole
Telugu : kōlu
Dialectal forms (1) : krōlu (B)
Inscriptional Telugu : kṛocu "to dig"
Additional forms : Also krōvi tube, flute; goyyi, (B also) groyyi pit; (B) groyyu to be formed into a hole or pit; groccu, (K also) kroccu to dig; (Inscr.) kṛōce, kṛocce be engraved; kukki pit, hollow; (VPK) goppu digging out weeds
Number in DED : 1818
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Kolami-Gadba etymology :
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Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *kuṛ-ub-
Meaning : pit
Parji : kuṛub (pl. kuṛbul)
Ollari Gadba : kuṛup "a well"
Poya Gadba : kuṛub "hole in the ground, pit"
Number in DED : 1818
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Gondwan etymology :
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Proto-Gondi-Kui : *koṛ-, *koṛ-aɣ-
Meaning : hole, pit
Notes : The second component, seen in PPM and PK, is unclear: the usual suffix is simple *-ɣ-. Cf. such forms as Tamil kuṛ-āy. Konda -u- unclear; maybe due to back articulation of preceding/following velars.
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Gondi etymology :
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Proto-Gondi : *koṛ-
Meaning : ditch, hole
Gommu Gondi : koṛi "ditch, hole, grave"
Muria Gondi : koṛpanj (pl. koṛpahk) "pit to trap animals"
Maria Gondi : koṛi "ditch, hole, grave"
Number in DED : 1818
Number in CVOTGD : 933, 941
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Konda etymology :
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Konda : kuṛŋi- (-t-)
Meaning: to be hollowed out, (floor) to form pits
Additional forms : Also Konda kuṛk- (-t-) to hollow out, make pits
Number in DED : 1818
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Pengo-Manda etymology :
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Proto-Pengo-Manda : *kṛɔj
Meaning : pit, hole, ditch
Pengo : kṛoy
Manda : kṛay
Number in DED : 1818
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Kui-Kuwi etymology :
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Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *kṛā-ɣu
Meaning : pit, hole
Kui : kṛāu (pl. kṛānga) "pit, hole, cave"
Kuwi (Fitzgerald) : graiyū (pl. grānga) "hole"
Kuwi (Schulze) : glāyu "a well"
Sunkarametta Kuwi : gṛāyu "hole, pit"
Parja Kuwi : gṛāyu "hole, pit"
Additional forms : Also Kui krōḍu (pl. krōṭka) quiver, tube; krūpa pool, spring, place for washing clothes
Notes : In Kuwi an unexplained voicening.
Number in DED : 1818
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Brahui etymology :
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Brahui : xurrum
Meaning : grainpit
Number in DED : 1818
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Eskimo etymology :
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Proto-Eskimo: *akra-ɣ- (*aqra-ʁ-)
Meaning: wheel, to roll, round
Russian meaning: колесо, крутить, круглый
Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 36
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Yupik etymology :
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Proto-Yupik: *ak(r)a-ɣ-, *ak(r)a-m-kǝ- (-m-ɫu-), *aq(r)a-ʁ-
Meaning: wheel 1, round 2, to roll 3
Russian Meaning: колесо 1, круглый 2, крутиться, вращаться 3
Chaplino: akámkǝxtaq (ʁǝt) 2, 'ring'
Naukan: akáɣrak 1, akámɫuʁōq 'small ring', akámkǝxtáq 2, akákuq 3
Alutiiq Alaskan Yupik: akaɣ- 3, akaɣŋa- 2
Central Alaskan Yupik: akaɣ- 3, akalʁia 1, 2
Nunivak (Peripheral): aqaχtoχ* 'to roll along'
Norton Sound (Peripheral): akaxtaq 'dough'
Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 10
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Inupik etymology :
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Proto-Inupik: *akra-ɣ- (-lu-), *ạqraʁ-
Meaning: to roll, to turn round or over 1, wheel, tyre 2, wheeled vehicle 3
Russian meaning: крутиться 1, колесо, шина 2, колесный транспорт 3
Seward Peninsula Inupik: akšak- 1, 'to knead dough'
SPI Dialects: Imaq akšaq 'ball', W aqsʁaqtoq*, KI aqsʁattoq* 'to roll along'
North Alaskan Inupik: akšak- 1, 'to slide like caribou killed on slope', akšaliɣaq 2
NAI Dialects: B aqsʁaqtoq*, Ingl aqʁaqtoq* 'to roll along', Qaw akšalak- 1, akšaktuaq 3, PH aɣralɣun 3
Western Canadian Inupik: aksak- 1, aksak 'sth. round', aksaluɣaq 2
WCI Dialects: Cop axxaluaq 2 [Pryde]
Eastern Canadian Inupik: atsa(k)- 1, atsakāq 'ball of snow made by rolling', atsajuaq 2, atsalua- 'to turn wheel'
Greenlandic Inupik: agssagpâ* 'to roll along' [Jen.], aššakaʁ- 'to turn over, to roll over', aššakā- 1, aššakāšuq 2, aššaɫɫaɣ- 'to turn over, around, on side'
Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 10
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Sino-Caucasian etymology :
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Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *=ígwVr (*gwV́rV)
Meaning: to bend
Comments and references : HGC 39, NSC 53 *-gwVrV, WFR 105. Most probably - same root as *gwērV 'roll'. sccet-meaning,sccet-prnum,sccet-cauc,sccet-stib,sccet-yen,sccet-basq,sccet-notes,
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North Caucasian etymology :
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Proto-North Caucasian: *=ig(w)Vr
Meaning: to bend, fold
Proto-Avaro-Andian: *gur- Notes: Semantically the EC-WC parallel seems satisfactory ('bend' <-> 'twist, spin'); not quite clear is the reason for loss of labialisation in PWC.
caucet-prnum,caucet-meaning,caucet-aand,caucet-cez,caucet-lak,caucet-darg,caucet-lezg,caucet-abad,caucet-comment,
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Avar-Andian etymology :
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Protoform: *gur- (/*gʷil-)
Meaning: 1 to wrap, fold 2 to bend
Avar: gur- 1
Andian language: gel-d- 2
Chamalal: gur-id- 1
Tindi: gur-ij- 1
Karata: gur- 2
Comments: Andian forms (except Andian proper) can also be borrowed from Avar. Av. > Arch. guri as 'to wrap, swaddle'.
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Tsezian etymology :
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Proto-Tsezian: *ʔugVr- (~-o-,-l-)
Meaning: humpbacked
Ginukh: ugliš
Comments: Isolated in Gin., but having probable external parallels (the Gin. form should be kept distinct from Inkh. =uḳale 'curved, humpbacked', see under PEC *=V̆ḳVl).
cezet-prnum,cezet-meaning,cezet-gin,cezet-comment,
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Lak etymology :
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Lak root: =a=č:a- / =a=č:i-
Meaning: to bend, become curved
Lak form: =a=č:a-n / -i-n
Comments: G. pr. =a=k:u-nu; Khosr. =a=č:a-n, aor. =a=k:un-di. Cf. also =a=k:u-s:a, Khosr. =a=k:u-s:a 'curved, hooked'.
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Dargwa etymology :
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Proto-Dargwa: *=ark:ʷ- /*r-urk:-
Meaning: to wrap
Akusha: =argʷ- / rurg-
Comments: The form is cited from the Ur. dialect (in Uslar's recording).
darget-prnum,darget-meaning,darget-drg,darget-comment,
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Lezghian etymology :
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Proto-Lezghian: *ʔik:ʷar-
Meaning: 1 to bend 2 hooked, curved, bent
Archi: gʷa-s 1
Udi: k:ori 2
Comment: The -r-conjugation is regularly lost in Archi, but is preserved in the derived Udi adjective. Cf. also Arch. gu-t:u- 'hooked, curved'.
lezget-prnum,lezget-meaning,lezget-arc,lezget-udi,lezget-comment,
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Abkhaz-Adyghe etymology :
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Proto-West-Caucasian: *gV ( ~ *ǵ-)
Meaning: to twist, spin (thread)
Adyghe: ǯ́ǝ-n, ǯ́a-n
Kabardian: ǯǝ-n, ǯa-n
Comments: PAK *gǝ- (trans.), *ga- (intrans.).
abadet-prnum,abadet-meaning,abadet-adg,abadet-kab,abadet-comment,
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Sino-Tibetan etymology :
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Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *kuar
Meaning: bend, droop, coil
Tibetan: dgur, rgur, sgur crooked.
Burmese: kunh to bend down.
Kachin: thiŋkun3 be bent, kun2 coil.
Lushai: kūr to bend down, to droop, KC *kūr.
Lepcha: khár, khár-lă hanging down head, as when ashamed
Comments: PG *kur be bent. Sh. 409; Luce 57.
stibet-prnum,stibet-meaning,stibet-chin,stibet-tib,stibet-burm,stibet-kach,stibet-lush,stibet-lepcha,stibet-comments,
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Chinese characters :
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Character: �
Modern (Beijing) reading: quán
Preclassic Old Chinese: g(h)ʷar
Classic Old Chinese: g(h)wan
Western Han Chinese: g(h)wan
Eastern Han Chinese: g(h)wan
Early Postclassic Chinese: g(h)wen
Middle Postclassic Chinese: g(h)wen
Late Postclassic Chinese: g(h)wen
Middle Chinese: gwen
English meaning : walk with bent body [Han]
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-stibet,bigchina-radical,bigchina-oshval,
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Yenisseian etymology :
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Proto-Yenisseian: *kǝʔr- (~g-)
Meaning: bent, bend; to wind, spool
Ket: kъ̄ĺtǝ (North.), South. kъ̄ĺt 'river bend'; (КРС) kʌĺ-dij 'to bend (tr., itr.)'; kʌiĺ5 ( < *kǝ-kiĺ) "clew, skein", (КРС) -kiĺ / -giĺ / -geĺ "to spool"; (Werner 1, 463) kʌʔĺ 'crooked, bent'
Yug: kʌlgej5 'sinuous (shore)', kʌlgit5, pl. kʌlaŋ5,6 "river bend"; (Werner 1, 463) kʌʔĺ 'crooked, bent'
Kottish: fa-ča-gar 'winding, spooling', fō-čagaraŋ 'to wind, spool', praet. fō-la-čagaraŋ.
Comments: ССЕ 237. Werner 1, 461 <*kǝʔl>; Werner doubts the relationship of Kott. -ča-gar, and also does not list the Ket verb -kiĺ, while the noun kʌiĺ5 is given on p. 460 without etymology. Werner 1, 436 also has a word Ket kīĺ (pl. kīĺaŋ) 'Zwirn, Faden'; however, on p. 1, 426 the form kīĺaŋ is analyzed as kiʔ 'yarn' + ĺaʔŋ 'hank, skein', so this kīĺ may be a result of re-analyzing the form kīĺaŋ, and thus may be unrelated to the present root.
yenet-prnum,yenet-meaning,yenet-ket,yenet-sym,yenet-kot,yenet-notes,
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Basque etymology :
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Proto-Basque: *bihur̄-
Meaning: 1 to bend, twist 2 to turn 3 to return, come back 4 bent, curved
Araban: biur-tu 1
Bizkaian: bior-tu, biur-tu 1, 2, 3, biurri 4
Gipuzkoan: biur-tu, bior-tu 1, 3, biurri 4
High Navarrese: biur-tu, bior-tu 1, biurri 4
Low Navarrese: bihur-tu 1, 3, bihurri 4
Salazarese: biurri 4
Lapurdian: bihur-tu 1, 3, bihurri 4
Baztanese: biurri 4
Zuberoan: bühür-tu 1, 3, bühürri 4
Roncalese: biur-tu 1, 2, 3, biurri 4
Comments: There are other, more abstract, meanings, such as 'to translate' (languages), 'to convert' (religion), etc. For semantics, cf. *e=cuɫi 'to turn'. This is one of the words in which PSC *gw or *Gw has changed to Bsq *b (in the environment of high vowels).
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