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Tsezian etymology :
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Proto-Tsezian: *=ãs:-
Meaning: to measure, to weigh
Tsezi: asa-d- (Radzhibov)
Ginukh: =asā-
Khvarshi: n-as- (Radzhibov)
Bezhta: =ãs-ah- (Tlad)
Gunzib: =ãs-
Comments: PTsKh *=ãs-; PGB *=ãs-.
cezet-prnum,cezet-meaning,cezet-cez,cezet-gin,cezet-khv,cezet-bzt,cezet-gnz,cezet-comment,
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North Caucasian etymology :
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Proto-North Caucasian: *=ălcŬm
Meaning: to measure, weigh
Proto-West Caucasian: *sʷa Notes: A very widely represented common NC root. Correspondences are regular. See Абдоков 1983, 168.
caucet-prnum,caucet-meaning,caucet-nakh,caucet-aand,caucet-cez,caucet-lak,caucet-darg,caucet-lezg,caucet-abad,caucet-comment,
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Nakh etymology :
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Proto-Nakh: *=usṭ- ( ~ -ū-)
Meaning: to measure
Chechen: =ust-
Ingush: =ist-
Batsbi: =usṭ-
Comments: Ing. -i- reflects Umlaut from u (in forms like Chech. =üsti-ra, =üsti-na = Ing. =ista-d).
nakhet-prnum,nakhet-meaning,nakhet-che,nakhet-ing,nakhet-bcb,nakhet-comment,
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Avar-Andian etymology :
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Protoform: *=acVn
Meaning: to measure
Avar: =orcn-
Chadakolob: =oršn-
Andian language: =asin-
Akhvakh: =ačun-
Chamalal: =asVn-
Tindi: =asĩ-
Karata: =asan-
Botlikh: =asVn-
Bagvalal: =asã-
Godoberi: =asã-
aandet-prnum,aandet-meaning,aandet-ava,aandet-avc,aandet-and,aandet-akv,aandet-chm,aandet-tnd,aandet-krt,aandet-btl,aandet-bgv,aandet-gdb,
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Lak etymology :
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Lak root: =uci-
Meaning: to measure, weigh
Lak form: =uci-n
Comments: G. pr. =u=cu-nu. Cf. also Khosr. =uci-n id.
laket-prnum,laket-meaning,laket-lak,laket-comment,
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Dargwa etymology :
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Proto-Dargwa: *ʔumcVn-
Meaning: to measure, weigh
Akusha: umc-es
Chiragh: uncVn- /unc-
Comments: Cf. also Kub. ums- id.
darget-prnum,darget-meaning,darget-drg,darget-chr,darget-comment,
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Lezghian etymology :
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Proto-Lezghian: *ʔalcʷan
Meaning: to measure, weigh
Lezghian: alcum-
Tabasaran: je=c-
Agul: alc-
Rutul: h-a=cʷa-
Kryz: w-ä=sn-
Budukh: so=sn-
Archi: a=sin-
Udi: us-k:-sun
Comment: Cf. also Ag. Bursh. alcan-, Tab. Düb. ji=c- id. The suffix -k:- in Udi is not clear. See Лексика 1971, 250-251; Гигинейшвили 1977, 90.
lezget-prnum,lezget-meaning,lezget-lzg,lezget-tab,lezget-agu,lezget-rut,lezget-krz,lezget-bud,lezget-arc,lezget-udi,lezget-comment,
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Abkhaz-Adyghe etymology :
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Proto-West-Caucasian: *sʷa
Meaning: to measure
Abkhaz: a-š̌a-rá
Abaza: šʷa-ra
Ubykh: sʷa-
Comments: PAT *sʷa (cf. also Bzyb. a-ś̌a-rá); Ub. a-sǝ-sʷá-n.
abadet-prnum,abadet-meaning,abadet-abk,abadet-aba,abadet-ubk,abadet-comment,
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Sino-Caucasian etymology :
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Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *=ălcwV́n-
Meaning: to measure
Comments and references : HGC 36, WFR 139. sccet-meaning,sccet-cauc,sccet-stib,sccet-basq,sccet-notes,
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Sino-Tibetan etymology :
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Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *ch[ū]n (~ -ɫ)
Meaning: cut off; a measure (inch)
Burmese: ćhunh to measure a distance; to cut.
Kachin: (H) cen an inch.
Comments: Cf. also OCh. 選 *s_onʔ to count, select, choose.
stibet-prnum,stibet-meaning,stibet-chin,stibet-burm,stibet-kach,stibet-comments,
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Chinese characters :
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Character: 寸
Modern (Beijing) reading: cùn
Preclassic Old Chinese: shūns
Classic Old Chinese: shwǝ̄nh
Western Han Chinese: shwǝ̄nh
Eastern Han Chinese: shwǝ̄nh
Early Postclassic Chinese: shwǝ̄̀n
Middle Postclassic Chinese: shwǝ̄̀n
Late Postclassic Chinese: shwǝ̄̀n
Middle Chinese: chòn
English meaning : inch, measure of length [L.Zhou]
Russian meaning[s]: 1) цунь (китайский дюйм, равный 3,2 см); 2) маленький, крошечный; короткий; 3) во время...
Radical: 41
Four-angle index: 3091
Karlgren code: 0431 a-b
Jianchuan Bai: ćhuĩ3
Dali Bai: ćhui3
Bijiang Bai: chuĩ4
bigchina-reading,bigchina-ochn,bigchina-cchn,bigchina-wchn,bigchina-echn,bigchina-epchn,bigchina-mpchn,bigchina-lpchn,bigchina-mchn,bigchina-meaning,bigchina-oshanin,bigchina-stibet,bigchina-doc,bigchina-radical,bigchina-oshval,bigchina-karlgren,bigchina-jianchuan,bigchina-dali,bigchina-bijiang,
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Chinese Dialects :
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Number: 38
Character: 寸
MC description : 臻合一去慁清
ZIHUI: 1407 2169
Beijing: chuǝn 3
Jinan: chuẽ 3
Xi'an: chuẽ 3
Taiyuan: chuŋ 3
Hankou: chǝn 3
Chengdu: chǝn 3
Yangzhou: chuǝn 3
Suzhou: chǝn 31
Wenzhou: chö 31
Changsha: chǝn 31
Shuangfeng: chuǝn 31
Nanchang: chun 2
Meixian: chun 3
Guangzhou: čhyn 31
Xiamen: chun 31
Chaozhou: chuŋ 31
Fuzhou: chauŋ 31
Shanghai: chǝŋ 3
Zhongyuan yinyun: chuǝn 3
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Basque etymology :
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Proto-Basque: *e=sari
Meaning: measure, dimension, size
Low Navarrese: izari
Lapurdian: izari
Zuberoan: izari
Comments: Comparison suggested by Bouda (1949, no. 24). The Bsq word has an archaic structure corresponding to PSC *=(V)c(w)ălV, reordered in PNC *=ălcŬm, a common phenomenon in verbal roots.
basqet-prnum,basqet-meaning,basqet-bnv,basqet-lab,basqet-zbr,basqet-comments,
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