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Character: 娓
Modern (Beijing) reading: wěi
Preclassic Old Chinese: mǝjʔ
Classic Old Chinese: mǝ́j
Western Han Chinese: mǝ́j
Eastern Han Chinese: mwǝ́j
Early Postclassic Chinese: mwɨ́j
Middle Postclassic Chinese: mwɨ́j
Late Postclassic Chinese: mwɨ́j
Middle Chinese: mwɨ́j
English meaning : be beautiful
Comments: Cf. also 美 *mrǝjʔ and 媚 *mrǝj-s.
Radical: 0
Four-angle index: 0
Karlgren code: 0583 c
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Sino-Tibetan etymology :
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Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *mɨ̆jH
Meaning: fine, beautiful
Tibetan: smos be pleased, to wish.
Burmese: mwijʔ to feel joy (also 'to enjoy sleep' - under the influence of *mĭjH q.v.).
Kachin: (H) moi perfectly, beautifully.
Lushai: moi beautiful, pretty, KC *moi.
Comments: Sh. 408; Ben. 67.
stibet-prnum,stibet-meaning,stibet-chin,stibet-tib,stibet-burm,stibet-kach,stibet-lush,stibet-comments,
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Sino-Caucasian etymology :
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Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *mVrHV
Meaning: good, beautiful
sccet-meaning,sccet-prnum,sccet-stib,sccet-buru,
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Burushaski etymology :
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Common Burushaski: *mariŋ
Meaning: beautiful, good
Yasin: máriŋ
Hunza: máriŋ
Nagar: máriŋ
buruet-prnum,buruet-meaning,buruet-yas,buruet-hun,buruet-ngr,
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Long-range etymologies :
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Borean (approx.) : MVRV
Meaning : good, new
globet-meaning,globet-afas,globet-scc,
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Afroasiatic etymology :
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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *mVr-
Meaning: be good
Notes: Same as *mar- 'recover, be healthy'?
afaset-meaning,afaset-prnum,afaset-egy,afaset-wch,afaset-cch,afaset-ech,afaset-notes,
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Egyptian etymology :
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Old Egyptian: ỉmꜣ (pyr)
Meaning: 'good'
egyet-prnum,egyet-meaning,
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West Chadic etymology :
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Proto-WChadic: *mur-
Meaning: 'good,beautiful'
Jimbin: mur [SkNb]
wchet-prnum,wchet-meaning,wchet-jmb,
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Central Chadic etymology :
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Proto-CChadic: *mar-
Meaning: 'good'
Glavda: màràwà [HSK]
Cineni=Nakatsa: màràwà [HSK]
cchet-prnum,cchet-meaning,cchet-glv,cchet-nak,
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East Chadic etymology :
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Proto-EChadic: *maʔ-
Meaning: 'good'
Sokoro: maia [Lk: 44]
Notes: cp. Mig ʔámmá [JMig' 'fort, robuste'
echet-prnum,echet-meaning,echet-sok,echet-notes,
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