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Character:
Modern (Beijing) reading: sì
Preclassic Old Chinese: lhǝʔ
Classic Old Chinese: lhǝ́
Western Han Chinese: lhǝ́
Eastern Han Chinese: zhjǝ́
Early Postclassic Chinese: zhjɨ́
Middle Postclassic Chinese: zhjɨ́
Late Postclassic Chinese: zhjɨ́
Middle Chinese: zjɨ́
English meaning : ploughshare, to plough
Russian meaning[s]: сошник, лемех
Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology
Radical: 127
Four-angle index: 1456
Karlgren code: 0976 k
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Sino-Tibetan etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *liǝH
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: plough
Chinese: *lhǝʔ ploughshare, to plough.
Kachin: gje1 to do fall-ploughing.
Comments: Jnp. gje1 can be alternatively compared with OCh. 嵇 *kīj, see *kīj.
stibet-prnum,stibet-meaning,stibet-chin,stibet-kach,stibet-comments,

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Sino-Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *=ḗrƛ̣V
Meaning: to plough
North Caucasian: *=ērƛ̣_V
Sino-Tibetan: *liǝH
sccet-meaning,sccet-cauc,sccet-stib,

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North Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-North Caucasian: *=ērƛ̣_V
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: to plough, to sow
Proto-Avaro-Andian: *=iƛ̣:-
Proto-Tsezian: *=ǝƛ-
Proto-Lak: ḳuč̣i-
Proto-Dargwa: *=Vrɣ-
Notes: Reconstructed for the PEC level. The Eastern forms (Lak., Darg.) demonstrate the semantic development 'to sow' > 'to sift, screen' (cf. Russ. сеять - просеивать).
caucet-prnum,caucet-meaning,caucet-aand,caucet-cez,caucet-lak,caucet-darg,caucet-comment,

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Avar-Andian etymology :

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Protoform: *=iƛ̣:-
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: 1 to plough 2 to sow
Avar: =eƛ̣:- 1,2
Chadakolob: =eƛ̣- 1
Andian language: =eƛ̣:- 1,2
Akhvakh: =eƛ̣:- 1
Chamalal: =eƛ̣:- 1
Tindi: =eƛ̣:- 1
Karata: =eƛ̣:- 1
Botlikh: =eƛ̣:- 1
Bagvalal: =eƛ̣:- 1
Godoberi: =eƛ̣:- 1
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Tsezian etymology :

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Proto-Tsezian: *=ǝƛ-
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: to plough
Tsezi: =iƛ-
Ginukh: =eƛ-
Khvarshi: =aƛ-
Bezhta: =oƛ- (Tlad.)
Gunzib: =ǝƛ-
Comments: PTsKh *=ǝƛ-; PGB *=ǝƛ- (cf. also Bezht. Khosh. =oƛ-).
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Lak etymology :

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Lak root: ḳuč̣i-
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: to sift, screen
Lak form: ḳuč̣i-n
Comments: G. pr. ḳu=ḳu-nu. Cf. Khosr. ḳuč̣i-n id. (with innovative -č̣- throughout the paradigm: aor. ḳūč̣un-di etc.).
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Dargwa etymology :

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Proto-Dargwa: *ʔVrɣ-
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: to sift, screen
Chiragh: erɣ- / urɣ-
darget-prnum,darget-meaning,darget-chr,

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