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Character: 黴
Modern (Beijing) reading: méi
Preclassic Old Chinese: mǝ̄j
Classic Old Chinese: mǝ̄j
Western Han Chinese: mǝ̄j
Eastern Han Chinese: mǝ̄j
Early Postclassic Chinese: mǝ̄j
Middle Postclassic Chinese: mǝ̄j
Late Postclassic Chinese: mǝ̄j
Middle Chinese: moj
English meaning : mould
Comments: For *m cf. Xiamen mi2, Chaozhou bue2, Fuzhou mi2, muoi2.
Radical: 0
Four-angle index: 0
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Sino-Tibetan etymology :
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Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *muar
Meaning: mould
Kachin: (H) čǝmu mould, mildew (?).
Lushai: hmuar mould, mildew.
Comments: Thankur khǝmor be musty or mouldy. Cf. Kham mos become mouldy and stale.
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Sino-Caucasian etymology :
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Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *mHărčwV́ ( ~ št)
Meaning: pus, mould
Comments and references : MCGD 13.
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North Caucasian etymology :
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Proto-North Caucasian: *mHărčwV
Meaning: pus; mucus, snot
Notes: Reconstructed for the PEC level. The reflex *-š in PN (Chech. marš) is explained either by a special position of *čw after -r-, or (which may be more probable) by contamination with PN *marš 'muzzle, snout' in Chech.
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Nakh etymology :
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Proto-Nakh: *m(ɦ)arš
Meaning: snot
Chechen: marš
Ingush: meraž
Comments: The word is homonymous (as a result of secondary contaminations): in Chech. with marš 'muzzle',in Ing. - with meraž 'nose' (PN different roots: *marš and *marʎo respectively). This explains the apparent irregularity of correspondences.
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Avar-Andian etymology :
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Protoform: *mač(ʷ)V
Meaning: snot
Chadakolob: ʕinčí (?)
Andian language: maču
Chamalal: maš
Comments: Cf. also Cham. Gig. mači id. Tind. maši 'snot' has an irregular -š- and is most probably borrowed from Cham. It is not quite clear, how Av. Chad. ʕinčí 'snot' is related here. As a loan from some Tind. or Cham. dialect we must consider the isolated Inkh. mašara 'snivel, snot'.
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Lezghian etymology :
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Proto-Lezghian: *maIrš
Meaning: pus
Agul: maIš
Tsakhur: maš
Udi: mar
Comment: Cf. also Ag. Bursh. maIrš, Tsakh. Gelm. maIš (gen. maIšaI-n), proving the weak character of PL *-š. The word belongs to 4th class in Tsakh.; PL obl. stem is not quite clear.
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Burushaski etymology :
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Common Burushaski: *-múś
Meaning: snot
Yasin: -múś
Hunza: -múś
Nagar: -múś
Comments: If not identical to *muś `nose'.
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Basque etymology :
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Proto-Basque: *muśtu-r̄
Meaning: 1 snout, muzzle 2 corner, edge 3 goatee under the lip
Bizkaian: mustur 1, 2, (Ispaster, Oñate) mustar 3
Comments: Similar to *mutu-r̄ (q.v.), but is etymologically distinct. It fits phonologically with PEC *mHărčwV 'pus; mucus, snot': cf. the correspondence of Bsq *-śt- : PNC *-rč- in Bsq *ɦeśte (~ *ɦerce) ‘intestine’ ~ PNC *HĂrčV (~ *rHĂčV ~ *čĂrHV) ‘stomach, abomasum’ (Avar ʕorčo ), and a few other cases.
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