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Modern (Beijing) reading: zhuī
Preclassic Old Chinese: tuj
Classic Old Chinese: twǝj
Western Han Chinese: twǝj
Eastern Han Chinese: ćwǝj
Early Postclassic Chinese: ćwij
Middle Postclassic Chinese: ćwij
Late Postclassic Chinese: ćwi
Middle Chinese: ćwi
English meaning : awl
Russian meaning[s]: 1) шило; перен. острое, тонкое; 2) конус; пирамида
Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology
Dialectal data: Dialectal data
Radical: 167
Four-angle index: 856
Karlgren code: 0575 g
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Sino-Tibetan etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *tur (/tul)
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: sharp wooden stick
Chinese: *tuj awl.
Tibetan: thur spoon, chopsticks; a pole.
Burmese: tu chopsticks.
Lushai: tūl a skewer, a k. of two-pronged fork.
Comments: Variation *-r / *-l could point to two different roots, which, however, are rather hard to distinguish.
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Number: 2225
Chinese etymology: Chinese etymology
Character:
MC description : 止合三平脂章
ZIHUI: 6923 1202
Beijing: c̣uei 11
Jinan: c̣uei 11
Xi'an: pfei 11
Taiyuan: cuei 1
Hankou: cuei 11
Chengdu: cuǝi 11
Yangzhou: cuǝi 11
Suzhou: ce_ 11
Wenzhou: ci_ 11
Changsha: ćyei 11
Shuangfeng: tui 11
Nanchang: cui 11
Meixian: cui 11
Guangzhou: čö_y 11
Xiamen: cui 11
Chaozhou: cui 11
Fuzhou: cuei 11
Shanghai: cö 1
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Sino-Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *dwā́ɫɨ̄
Meaning: stick
North Caucasian: *dwāɫɨ̄
Sino-Tibetan: *tul
Burushaski: *tol
Basque: *i=dul-ki
Comments and references : WFR 42; BCD 10.
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North Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-North Caucasian: *dwāɫɨ̄
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: stick
Proto-Nakh: *tāl
Proto-Avaro-Andian: *dalV
Proto-Lak: t:ala
Proto-Dargwa: *t:ult:V /*t:alt:V
Proto-Lezghian: *t:al
Notes: Reconstructed for the PEC level. Correspondences are regular. Cf. also Hurr. tālǝ 'tree' (see Diakonoff-Starostin 1986, 25).
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Nakh etymology :

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Proto-Nakh: *tāl
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: 1 poplar 2 chock
Chechen: tal 1
Ingush: täl-g 2
Comments: Obl. base *tālu-, cf. Chech. tōla-. The original meaning had been probably 'stick, tree' (in general), whence the Ing. diminutive *tāl-iḳ > tälg. 3d class in Chech. and Ing.
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Avar-Andian etymology :

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Protoform: *dalV
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: stick
Avar: dal (Gid.)
Comments: The dialectal Av. (Gid.) form is cited from Mikailov 1959.
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Lak etymology :

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Lak root: t:ala
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: log, cudgel, club
Lak form: t:ala
Comments: 3d class. Cf. Khosr. t:ala id.
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Dargwa etymology :

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Proto-Dargwa: *t:ult:V /*t:alt:V
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: tree
Chiragh: t:alt:e
Comments: Cf. also Tsud. t:ult:a, Kub. t:ūt:a 'tree'. The form is probably a reduplication (under influence of *k:alk:V 'tree, branch' q.v.) of the simple root *t:al reflected in Sirg. t:al 'post'.
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Lezghian etymology :

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Proto-Lezghian: *t:al
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: 1 branch 2 long stick, pole 3 staff
Rutul: dal 1
Tsakhur: dal 2,3
Archi: dali 2
Comment: Obl. base *t:alɨ-, cf. Rut. dalɨ-, Tsakh. dalɨ-. The root means also 'stalk', 'stick' or 'thick log' in different Rut. dialects. 3d class in Rut. and Arch., but 4th class in Tsakh.

    See Лексика 1971, 196,162-163.

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Burushaski etymology :

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Common Burushaski: *tol
Sino-Caucasian Etymology: Sino-Caucasian Etymology
Meaning: awl
Yasin: tul
Hunza: tol
Nagar: tol
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Basque etymology :

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Proto-Basque: *i=dul-ki
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: 1 block of wood, 2 pedestal
Bizkaian: idulki 1
Gipuzkoan: idulki 2
Comments: External comparison suggests the original segmentation *i=dul-ki.
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