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Abkhaz-Adyghe etymology :

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Proto-West-Caucasian: *s-xʷǝ
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: five
Abkhaz: χʷ-ba
Abaza: χʷ-ba
Adyghe: tfǝ
Kabardian: txʷǝ
Ubykh: š́xǝ
Comments: PAT *xʷǝ- (cf. also Bzyb. xʷ-ba); PAK *txʷǝ. An initial cluster must be with a sibilant must be reconstructed for PWC (it has been regularly simplified in PAT, and changed to *txʷ and *š́x in PAK and Ub. respectively).
abadet-prnum,abadet-meaning,abadet-abk,abadet-aba,abadet-adg,abadet-kab,abadet-ubk,abadet-comment,

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North Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-North Caucasian: *f_ɦä̆
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: five
Proto-Nakh: *pχi(ʔ)
Proto-Avaro-Andian: *ʔin-š:-tu-
Proto-Tsezian: *ʎ:i-nɔ B
Proto-Lak: χ:uI-
Proto-Dargwa: *xu-
Proto-Lezghian: *ʎ:ʷe-
Proto-Khinalug: pxu
Proto-West Caucasian: *s-xʷǝ
Notes: The WC form has a prefix of unknown origin; despite this, and the lack of the expected palatalisation (*-x́ʷǝ would be rather expected), there can be no doubt in the common origin of the EC and WC forms. The rules of palatalisation are violated in WC numerals (cf. also EC *ƛHĕ 'three' : WC *ʎ:V), possibly because of original Ablaut.

    See Trubetzkoy 1922, 239, 243; 1930, 274-275; Абдоков 1983, 155.

caucet-prnum,caucet-meaning,caucet-nakh,caucet-aand,caucet-cez,caucet-lak,caucet-darg,caucet-lezg,caucet-khin,caucet-abad,caucet-comment,

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Nakh etymology :

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Proto-Nakh: *pχi(ʔ)
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: five
Chechen: pχiʔ
Ingush: pχiʔ
Batsbi: pχi
Comments: Vowel shortness is seen in the Chech. obl. base pχeʔa-na-.
nakhet-prnum,nakhet-meaning,nakhet-che,nakhet-ing,nakhet-bcb,nakhet-comment,

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Avar-Andian etymology :

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Protoform: *ʔinš:-tu-
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: five
Avar: š:ú-go
Chadakolob: sú-gu
Andian language: inšdu-gu
Akhvakh: ĩš:tu-da-
Chamalal: ĩs:u-da
Tindi: inš:tu-ja
Karata: inš:tu-da
Botlikh: ištu-da
Bagvalal: inštu-ra
Godoberi: inš:t:u-da
Comments: PA *ʔinš:tu- 'five' was modified from a form like *š:i-du- (with a suffixed *-du-) under the influence of *ʔinƛ:i- 'six' (q.v.) (a well known phenomenon of mutual adaptations of close numerals).
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Tsezian etymology :

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Proto-Tsezian: *ʎ:i-nɔ B
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: five
Tsezi: ʎeno
Ginukh: ʎeno
Khvarshi: ʎeno
Inkhokvari: ʎɨno
Bezhta: ʎina
Gunzib: ʎino
Comments: PTsKh *ʎɨ-no; PGB *ʎin[ɔ] (cf. also Bezht. Tlad. ʎinä).
cezet-prnum,cezet-meaning,cezet-cez,cezet-gin,cezet-khv,cezet-inh,cezet-bzt,cezet-gnz,cezet-comment,

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Lak etymology :

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Lak root: χ:uI-
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: five
Lak form: χ:uI=a
Comments: Cf. Khosr. χ:Iu=a.
laket-prnum,laket-meaning,laket-lak,laket-comment,

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Dargwa etymology :

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Proto-Dargwa: *xu-
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: five
Akusha: še-l
Chiragh: xu-jal
Comments: Ak. šel < *šu-jal; cf. also Ur. šu, Kub. xu.
darget-prnum,darget-meaning,darget-drg,darget-chr,darget-comment,

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Lezghian etymology :

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Proto-Lezghian: *ʎ:ʷe-
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: five
Lezghian: wa-d
Tabasaran: xu-b
Agul: ʕafu-d
Rutul: xu-d
Tsakhur: xo-llä
Kryz: fɨ-d
Budukh: fɨ-d
Archi: ʎ:o, ʎ:ʷe-jṭu
Udi: qo
Comment: Initial ʕa- in Ag. is unclear (cf. in other dialects: Bursh. jiš̌u-r, Fit. jüfü-d, Burk. ifa-d; here the PL numeral obtained the initial ji- (je-) on analogy with *jewq̇ɨ- 'four' q.v.).

    Rather interesting is the Archi word for 'fifty': buχ:í (not buʎ:í). Since Archi names for tens are usually formed from simple numerals, this form presupposes *χ:ʷe 'five' - which can reflect PL *χ:ʷä (from a lax PEC variant *fɦä̆).

    See Гигинейшвили 1977, 97.

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Khinalug etymology :

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Khinalug root: pxu
North Caucasian etymology: 2320
Meaning: five
Khinalug form: pxu
khinet-prnum,khinet-meaning,khinet-khi,

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Sino-Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *xŋwä́HV
Meaning: five
North Caucasian: *f_ɦä̆
Sino-Tibetan: *ŋāH
sccet-meaning,sccet-cauc,sccet-stib,

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Sino-Tibetan etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *ŋāH
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: five
Chinese: *ŋhāʔ five.
Tibetan: lŋa five.
Burmese: ŋah five, LB *ŋhax.
Kachin: mǝŋa1 five.
Lushai: ŋa, paŋa five.
Kiranti: *ŋǝ ( ~ -a)
Comments: PG *ŋàL; BG: Garo boŋa, Dimasa bo-ŋa, Bodo ba; Moshang bă-ŋa, Namsangia băŋa; Kanauri ŋa; Trung 3-ŋa2. Simon 13; Sh. 36, 123, 135, 429; Ben. 31; Mat. 182; Luce 2.
stibet-prnum,stibet-meaning,stibet-chin,stibet-tib,stibet-burm,stibet-kach,stibet-lush,stibet-kir,stibet-comments,

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Chinese characters :

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Character:
Modern (Beijing) reading: wǔ
Preclassic Old Chinese: ŋhāʔ
Classic Old Chinese: ŋhā́
Western Han Chinese: ŋhā́
Eastern Han Chinese: ŋhā́
Early Postclassic Chinese: ŋhṓ
Middle Postclassic Chinese: ŋhṓ
Late Postclassic Chinese: ŋhṓ
Middle Chinese: ŋó
Fanqie: 吳魯
Rhyme class:
English meaning : be five
Russian meaning[s]: 1) пять; пятый; 2) май; 3) У (фамилия)
Shuowen gloss: 五行也. 從二. 陰陽在天地間交午也. 凡五之屬皆從五.
Comments: For *ŋh- cf. Xiamen ŋɔ6, Chaozhou ŋou4, Fuzhou ŋo6, Jianou ŋu6, ŋu8.
Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology
Dialectal data: Dialectal data
Radical: 7
Four-angle index: 525
Karlgren code: 0058 a-d
Vietnamese reading: ngũ
Jianchuan Bai: ŋü1
Dali Bai: mu1
Bijiang Bai: ŋü1
Shijing occurrences: 18.1, 18.2, 18.3, 21.1, 25.1, 25.2, 53.2_
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Chinese Dialects :

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Number: 56
Chinese etymology: Chinese etymology
Character:
MC description : 遇合一上姥疑
ZIHUI: 0063 0942
Beijing: u 2
Jinan: u 2
Xi'an: u 2
Taiyuan: vu 2
Hankou: u 2
Chengdu: vu 2
Yangzhou: u 2
Suzhou: ǝu 11 (lit.); ŋ 32
Wenzhou: ŋ 22
Changsha: u 2
Shuangfeng: ǝu 2
Nanchang: ŋ 2; u 2 (lit.)
Meixian: ŋ 2
Guangzhou: ŋ 22
Xiamen: gɔ 32 (lit.); ŋɔ̃ 32
Chaozhou: ŋou 22
Fuzhou: u 2 (lit.); ou 32
Shanghai: ŋ 32
Zhongyuan yinyun: u 2
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Kiranti etymology :

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Proto-Kiranti: *ŋǝ (~-a)
Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology
Meaning: five
Tulung: ŋo
Limbu: ŋā-si (dial. na-si)
Dumi: ŋo
Kulung: ŋaci
Yamphu: naʔum
Comments: Toba 90 *bh-ŋVk (?? comparing Kal. bhöm).
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Limbu dictionary :

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Entry: nasi
Kiranti etymology: Kiranti etymology
Grammar: num.
Meaning: five.
limet-prnum,limet-pspeech,limet-meaning,

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Dumi dictionary :

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Entry: No
Kiränti etymology: Kiränti etymology
Grammar: num.
Meaning: five.
dumet-prnum,dumet-pspeech,dumet-meaning,

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Kulung dictionary :

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Entry: Naci
Kiranti etymology: Kiranti etymology
Grammar: num.
Meaning: five
Nepali: pāṃc.
kulet-prnum,kulet-pspeech,kulet-meaning,kulet-nepali,

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Yamphu dictionary :

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Entry: naʔum
Kiranti etymology: Kiranti etymology
Stem: <ŋaʔum>
Grammar: num.
Meaning: five.
yamet-prnum,yamet-stem,yamet-pspeech,yamet-meaning,

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