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Character:
Modern (Beijing) reading: huān
Preclassic Old Chinese: hʷār
Classic Old Chinese: hwān
Western Han Chinese: hwān
Eastern Han Chinese: hwān
Early Postclassic Chinese: hwān
Middle Postclassic Chinese: hwān
Late Postclassic Chinese: hwān
Middle Chinese: xwân
English meaning : to rejoice, enjoy
Russian meaning[s]: 1) радость; радоваться; быть довольным; веселиться; 2) любить; нравиться; 3) приветствовать
Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology
Dialectal data: Dialectal data
Radical: 76
Four-angle index: 4797
Karlgren code: 0158 j
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Sino-Tibetan etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *[χʷ]ār(H)
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: joy
Chinese: *xʷār rejoice.
Burmese: kwanʔ to enjoy one's self.
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Number: 2535
Chinese etymology: Chinese etymology
Character:
MC description : 山合一平桓曉
ZIHUI: 2970 1967
Beijing: xuan 11
Jinan: xuã 11
Xi'an: xuã 11
Taiyuan: xuä̃ 1
Hankou: xuan 11
Chengdu: xuan 11
Yangzhou: xuõ 11
Suzhou: huö 11
Wenzhou: śy 11
Changsha: xõ 11
Shuangfeng: xuã 11
Nanchang: фuɔn 11
Meixian: fɔn 11
Guangzhou: fun 11
Xiamen: huan 11
Chaozhou: hueŋ 11
Fuzhou: xuaŋ 11
Shanghai: khuö 1
Zhongyuan yinyun: xon 1
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Sino-Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *=írχwVr-
Meaning: to rejoice
North Caucasian: *=irχ_wVr
Sino-Tibetan: *[χʷ]ār(H)
Basque: *har̄o
Comments and references : WFR 109.
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North Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-North Caucasian: *=irχ_wVr
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: to rejoice
Proto-Avaro-Andian: *=iχ:-
Proto-Tsezian: *ʁ:ɨʁ:ʷ- (~ʁ)
Proto-Lak: χ:ari-
Proto-Dargwa: *χ:ʷari
Notes: We may suppose a borrowing either in Lak. from Darg., or vice versa; still, the Av.-And. parallel makes the PEC reconstruction probable. The PTs form is reduplicated.
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Avar-Andian etymology :

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Protoform: *=iχ:-
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: 1 to rejoice 2 to smile, laugh
Avar: =oχ:- 1
Chamalal: =iχ:- 1,2
Tindi: =iχ:- 1,2
Karata: =eχ:- 2 (Tok.)
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Tsezian etymology :

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Proto-Tsezian: *ʁ:ɨʁ:ʷ- (~ʁ)
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: merry
Tsezi: ʁIaʁu
Inkhokvari: ʁuʁu (Santl.)
Comments: PTsKh *ʁIɨʁu.
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Lak etymology :

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Lak root: χ:ari-
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: merry, gay
Lak form: χ:ari-s:a
Comments: Cf. Khosr. χ:ʷari-s:a id. Lak. > Arch. χ:ʷara-t:u- id.
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Dargwa etymology :

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Proto-Dargwa: *χ:ʷari
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: joy
Chiragh: χ:ʷare
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Basque etymology :

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Proto-Basque: *har̄o
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: 1 proud, haughty 2 stylish, free in one's ways 4 daring, audacious 5 jolly person
Bizkaian: arro 1
Gipuzkoan: arro 1
Low Navarrese: harro 1, 5
Salazarese: arro 1
Lapurdian: harro 1, 5
Baztanese: arro 1
Zuberoan: hárro 2, 4, 5
Roncalese: arro 1
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