Lezghian etymology :

Proto-Lezghian: *ʔ[a]s(:)ʷɨn-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 to sleep 2 to lie

Lezghian: k-su- 1

Tsakhur: q:-a=san- 1

Udi: bas-k:es 2

Comment: The Tsakh. word is from the Mishlesh dialect. Cf. also Lezg. pret. k-su-na.

North Caucasian etymology :

Proto-North Caucasian: *=Vws_Vn

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: to sleep, to dream

Proto-Nakh: *-abs- (~-ā-)

Proto-Avaro-Andian: *s:ʷV-

Proto-Tsezian: *-Vs- (~-s:-)

Proto-Dargwa: *=is:Vn-/*=us:(Vn)-

Proto-Lezghian: *ʔ[a]s(:)ʷɨn-

Proto-West Caucasian: *sV ( ~ *šV)

Notes: A common NC verb stem with good consonantal correspondences; there is not enough evidence to do a precise vocalic reconstruction.

Nakh etymology :

Proto-Nakh: *-abs- (~-ā-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: fall asleep

Chechen: tħ-ows-

Ingush: tħ-ajs-

Comments: For the first part of the compound see PN *tōħ-.

Avar-Andian etymology :

Protoform: *s:ʷV-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: doze, slumber

Avar: s:ʷá-d-

Chadakolob: se-n-ƛ̣:é-

Comments: Isolated in Av. (stem 2), but having reliable external parallels. For the 2d part -ƛ̣e- in Chad. see PA *ƛ̣:in-.

Tsezian etymology :

Proto-Tsezian: *-Vs- (~-s:-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: sleep

Khvarshi: ƛ-es-

Comments: Attested only in Khvarsh., but having probable external parallels. For the initial ƛ- see PTs *-ɨ̃ƛ-.

Dargwa etymology :

Proto-Dargwa: *=is:Vn-/*=us:(Vn)-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: to sleep

Akusha: us-es

Chiragh: ke=is:Vn-/=ils:

Comments: Cf. also Ur. =is(n)-/=ils- 'lie down', dur. =us- 'sleep'.

Abkhaz-Adyghe etymology :

Proto-West-Caucasian: *sV ( ~ *šV)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: to dream, slumber

Abkhaz: a-č̌a-r-sǝ́s-ra

Abaza: čʷa-sǝs-ra

Ubykh: -sa-

Comments: PAT *sǝsǝ ( ~ *śǝśǝ - the Bzyb. form is unknown). In the first part of the compound - PAT *cʷa 'dream' (q.v.); cf. also other compounds in Abkh.: a-χǝ-r-sǝs-ra 'to slumber' (perhaps the non-reduplicated form can be extracted from a-χǝ-r-q̇ʷǝ-s-ra id.). Ub. 1p. s. sǝ-sá-n.

Sino-Caucasian etymology :

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *HV́wsVn

Meaning: to sleep

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

North Caucasian: *=Vws_Vn

Sino-Tibetan: *chĭmH ( ~ -ĕ-)

Yenisseian: *xuʔs-

Burushaski: *daŋ

Comments and references : HGC 22, WFR 136. Some confusion with *ɦ[ć_]winV.

Sino-Tibetan etymology :

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *chĭmH

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: sleep, fall asleep; darkness

Chinese: 寢 *chimʔ lie down to sleep.

Tibetan: gzim fall asleep, to sleep.

Burmese: LB *C-cam cloud

Kachin: (H) niŋcam, ncam heavy fog.

Lushai: thim be dark, benighted, thīm be dull.

Kiranti: *sèm

Comments: Simon 23; Sh. 136, 143; Coblin 134.

Chinese characters :

Character: 寢

Modern (Beijing) reading: qǐn

Preclassic Old Chinese: shimʔ

Classic Old Chinese: shím

Western Han Chinese: shjǝ́m

Eastern Han Chinese: shjǝ́m

Early Postclassic Chinese: shjím

Middle Postclassic Chinese: shjím

Late Postclassic Chinese: shjím

Middle Chinese: chjim

English meaning : to lie down, sleep; a closed room or apartment; living quarters

Russian meaning[s]: 1) спать; лежать; спальня; 2) внутренние покои; внутреннее помещение храма предков; 3) останавливать, прекращать; 4) безобразный

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Dialectal data: Dialectal data

Radical: 40

Four-angle index: 6041

Karlgren code: 0661 f-j

Jianchuan Bai: chɛ̃1

Dali Bai: cher1

Chinese Dialects :

Number: 1805

Chinese etymology: Chinese etymology

Character: 寢

MC description : 深開三上寢清

ZIHUI: 1392 2134

Beijing: ćhin 2

Jinan: ćhiẽ 2

Xi'an: ćhiẽ 2

Taiyuan: ćhiŋ 2

Hankou: ćhin 2

Chengdu: ćhin 2

Yangzhou: ćhĩ 2

Suzhou: chin 2

Wenzhou: chaŋ 21

Changsha: chin 2

Shuangfeng: ćhin 2

Nanchang: ćhin 2

Meixian: chim 2

Guangzhou: čham 21

Xiamen: chim 2

Chaozhou: chim 21

Fuzhou: chiŋ 2

Shanghai: chiŋ 3

Zhongyuan yinyun: chiǝm 2

Kiranti etymology :

Proto-Kiranti: *sèm (*sèm-mǝŋ)

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Meaning: dream

Tulung: sema (aug. for ŋīma dream)

Kaling: semö

Limbu: sepmāŋ dream

Dumi: sjemma

Kulung: sēmɔ̄

Yamphu: semmaŋ

Comments: Toba 89 *semö. One can also not exclude *sèn-mǝŋ (see *sènV night).

Limbu dictionary :

Entry: sɛpmaN

Kiranti etymology: Kiranti etymology

Grammar: n.

Meaning: dream

Comments: vide ma:kmaʔ.

Dumi dictionary :

Entry: syemma

Kiränti etymology: Kiränti etymology

Grammar: n.

Meaning: dream; vision

Derivation: [< syennɨ vt-4 'look'] [?]

Comments: cf. hodɨ, lemma.

Kulung dictionary :

Entry: se:mɔ:

Kiranti etymology: Kiranti etymology

Grammar: n.

Meaning: dream

Nepali: sapanā.

Yamphu dictionary :

Entry: semmaŋ

Kiranti etymology: Kiranti etymology

Grammar: n.

Meaning: dream.