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Modern (Beijing) reading: tuǒ
Preclassic Old Chinese: slōjʔ
Classic Old Chinese: l̥wā́j
Western Han Chinese: l̥wā́j
Eastern Han Chinese: l̥wǟ́
Early Postclassic Chinese: thwā́
Middle Postclassic Chinese: thwā́
Late Postclassic Chinese: thwā́
Middle Chinese: thwấ
English meaning : narrow and oval [L.Zhou]
Russian meaning[s]: овальный; продолговатый
Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology
Radical: 75
Four-angle index: 3520
Karlgren code: 0011 c
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Sino-Tibetan etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *lōj
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: long and narrow
Chinese: *slōjʔ narrow and long, 嶞 *l_ōjʔ long and narrow mountain.
Kachin: diŋloi1 be long and narrow, (H) loi id.
stibet-prnum,stibet-meaning,stibet-chin,stibet-kach,

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Sino-Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ɫujsV
Meaning: long
North Caucasian: *lVjs_V ( ~ ɫ-,-cw-)
Sino-Tibetan: *lōj
Basque: *luse
Comments and references : (differently in BCD 32).
sccet-meaning,sccet-cauc,sccet-stib,sccet-basq,sccet-notes,

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North Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-North Caucasian: *lVjs_V ( ~ ɫ-,-cw-)
Meaning: narrow; dense
Proto-Nakh: *lujsṭi-n
Proto-Lak: lis:u-
Proto-Lezghian: *ʔis:al(:)-
Notes: Reconstructed for the PEC level. Except for metathesis in PL (usual in adjectival roots), correspondences are regular. Note the preservation of *-j- (which caused the development -s- (or -c-) > -sṭ-) in the PN form.
caucet-meaning,caucet-nakh,caucet-lak,caucet-lezg,caucet-comment,

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Nakh etymology :

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Proto-Nakh: *lujsṭi-n
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: dense, close, thick
Chechen: lüsta
Ingush: lista
Batsbi: jupsṭĩ
Comments: The Bacb. form goes back to *ljuwsṭi- < *lujsṭi- (cf. Chech. dialectal forms like Shar. lujstĩ, Khild. lwistĭ).
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Lak etymology :

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Lak root: lis:u-
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: narrow
Lak form: lis:u-s:a
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Lezghian etymology :

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Proto-Lezghian: *ʔis:al(:)-
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: narrow
Tabasaran: isel (Khaidakov)
Agul: isal-f
Comment: Khaidakov writes is:al-f for Agul (obviously a form from some -s:-preserving dialect), so we must reconstruct *-s:- for PL.
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Basque etymology :

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Proto-Basque: *luse
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: long (things or time)
Bizkaian: luze
Gipuzkoan: luze
High Navarrese: luze
Low Navarrese: luze
Salazarese: luze
Lapurdian: luze
Baztanese: luze
Aezkoan: luze
Zuberoan: lüze
Roncalese: luze
Comments: For Bsq ‘long’ ~ PEC ‘narrow’ cf. Gk μακρός ‘long, tall’, etc. ~ Lat. macer ‘lean, meager’, Ger. mager ‘lean, thin’, etc.
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