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Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-Dravidian : *ǯal-
Meaning : 1 to strain, sprinkle 2 spring
Proto-South Dravidian: *čal- Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *ǯal- Notes : Contaminated with *čàl- 'well, spring'.
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South Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-South Dravidian : *čal-
Meaning : to sprinkle, scatter
Tamil : callu (calli-)
Tamil meaning : to sprinkle water
Kannada : callu, cel, cellu, celaŋku
Kannada meaning : to scatter, pour out, shed, spill
Kannada derivates : callisu, cellisu to cause to scatter, etc.; calaku, calaŋku, calaŋgu to let go from the hand, discharge, throw away; jellane with a violent gush (of water); caḷe, caḷeya, caḷaka, caḷaya, caḷiya sprinkling
Kodagu : cell- (celli-)
Kodagu meaning : to throw away (liquid), scatter (grain)
Tulu : calluni
Tulu meaning : to spill, shed (intr.)
Tulu derivates : celluni to sprinkle, spill, shed; spill (intr.), drop; cellāṭa scattering, spilling
Number in DED : 2384
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Telugu etymology :
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Proto-Telugu : *ǯall-
Meaning : rain, a shower, spray of rainwater, etc.; v.i. = callu
Telugu : jallu
Number in DED : 2384
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Kolami-Gadba etymology :
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Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *ǯal-
Meaning : to sow, scatter
Salur Gadba : jall- "to sow seed, scatter"
Number in DED : 2373
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Gondwan etymology :
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Proto-Gondi-Kui : *ǯal-
Meaning : to strain, sprinkle (water)
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Gondi etymology :
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Proto-Gondi : *ǯal-
Meaning : to strain water
Seoni Gondi : jal- "to strain water from boiled rice"
Koya Gondi : jall- "to swill with water"
Additional forms : Also Gondi_Ko (Su.) all- to sprinkle (water)
Notes : Gondi_Ko jall- must be a local form (borrowed?).
Number in DED : 2384
Number in CVOTGD : 1403
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Kui-Kuwi etymology :
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Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *ǯal-
Meaning : to scatter
Kuwi (Schulze) : jallinai
Kuwi (Israel) : jal- (-it-) "to throw out liquids"
Number in DED : 2384
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Nostratic etymology :
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Eurasiatic: *ʒwVHlV
Meaning: to pour, stream
References: ND 452 *ĉalV 'to pour (out)' (Drav. + dub. IE, Ur, Arab.); 2669 *źaGuĺV ~ *źuGaĺV 'to flow, pour' (Kartv. + same Drav. + ??Hitt. + very dub. Turk. + Arab. + very dub. Berb.). nostret-meaning,nostret-prnum,nostret-alt,nostret-kart,nostret-drav,nostret-reference,
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Altaic etymology :
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Proto-Altaic: *ǯi̯ōlu
Meaning: river bed, stream
Russian meaning: русло реки, поток
Comments: Лексика 89. A Western isogloss. altet-prnum,altet-meaning,altet-rusmean,altet-turc,altet-mong,altet-tung,altet-reference,
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Turkic etymology :
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Proto-Turkic: *jul
Meaning: stream, brook, fountain
Russian meaning: река, ручей
Old Turkic: jul (OUygh.)
Khakassian: čul
Oyrat: jul
Chuvash: śъʷl
Salar: jul
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Mongolian etymology :
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Proto-Mongolian: *ǯilga
Meaning: river bed, ravine
Russian meaning: русло реки, ущелье
Written Mongolian: ǯilɣa (L 1055) Middle Mongolian: ǯilɣas (MA 372) Khalkha: ǯalga
Buriat: žalga
Shary-Yoghur: ǯalGa
Comments: MGCD 428. Mong. > Kirgh. ǯɨlɣa etc. (see VEWT 200, ЭСТЯ 4, 36-38). monget-prnum,monget-meaning,monget-rusmean,monget-wmo,monget-mmo,monget-hal,monget-bur,monget-kal,monget-dag,monget-yuy,monget-reference,
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Tungus etymology :
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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *ǯila-
Meaning: swift (not freezing) river current, ice-hole
Russian meaning: быстрое (незамерзающее) течение, прорубь
Literary Manchu: ǯilan, ǯulan
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Kartvelian etymology :
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Proto-Kartvelian: *zɣwel-
Russian meaning: лить (о ливне)
English meaning: to pour down (of rain)
Georgian: zɣvel-
Megrel: zɣvar-zɣval-
Notes and references: EWK 149; Fähnr.-5
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Long-range etymologies :
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Borean (approx.) : CVLV
Meaning : water, pour
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Sino-Caucasian etymology :
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Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *śdwV́lV
Meaning: water, to pour
Comments and references : SCE 101.
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North Caucasian etymology :
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Proto-North Caucasian: *=ōʒ_wV(lV)
Meaning: to pour, weep
Proto-West Caucasian: *c̣ʷV Notes: Correspondences are regular, and the EC-WC parallel seems quite probable.
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Nakh etymology :
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Proto-Nakh: *t-ēbč̣- ( ~ -ǯ-)
Meaning: to weep, bemoan
Chechen: tīž-
Comments: Attested only in Chech., but having probable external parallels.
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Avar-Andian etymology :
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Protoform: *=Vc̣:-
Meaning: to drip, pour; to weep
Avar: =ec̣:-
Comments: Cf. also Av. c̣:al-t- 'to soak, become wet' (probably derived from stem II of the same root).
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Tsezian etymology :
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Proto-Tsezian: *=ɨcʷ- ( ~ -i-)
Meaning: 1 to melt, thaw 2 to pour
Tsezi: =ec- 1
Ginukh: =ec- 1
Khvarshi: ec-ah- (Radzhibov) 1
Bezhta: =uc-/=ũc- 1,2
Gunzib: =ũc- 1
Comments: PGB *=uc- / *=ũc- (nasalisation can be due to the influence of another root, cf. PEC *=iʒ_wVn 'to strain, filter'); PTsKh *=ɨc- (~-i-).
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Lezghian etymology :
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Proto-Lezghian: *ʔoc̣:ʷɨ-
Meaning: 1 to wash 2 washed
Archi: =oc̣:a- 1
Udi: oc: 2
Comment: Cf. Arch. dur. =orc̣:u-r.
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Abkhaz-Adyghe etymology :
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Proto-West-Caucasian: *c̣ʷV
Meaning: to weep, cry
Abkhaz: a-č̣̌ǝ́-wa-ra
Abaza: č̣ʷu- / č̣ʷǝwa-ra
Ubykh: c̣ʷa-
Comments: PAT *c̣ʷǝ-wa-; Ub. sǝ-c̣ʷá-n.
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Sino-Tibetan etymology :
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Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *śiǝ̄lH
Meaning: wash
Tibetan: bsil to wash [instead of *bśil under the influence of bsil to cool, sel to clean], bśal to wash, rinse.
Kachin: šin3, gǝšin2 to wash.
Lushai: sil to wash, KC *r-sil.
Comments: PG *śal(a) rinse; Mikir iŋthi; Newari sil-e; Rawang thi zal bathe; Trung džăl1. Sh. 161, 409; Ben. 173.
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Chinese characters :
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Character: 洗
Modern (Beijing) reading: xǐ
Preclassic Old Chinese: sǝ̄rʔ
Classic Old Chinese: sǝ̄́n
Western Han Chinese: sǝ̄́n
Eastern Han Chinese: sǝ̄́n
Early Postclassic Chinese: sǝ̄́n
Middle Postclassic Chinese: sǝ̄́n
Late Postclassic Chinese: sǝ̄́n
Middle Chinese: síej
English meaning : to wash, wash clean
Russian meaning[s]: 1) мыть, стирать; купать(ся); умывать(ся); 2) смыть (позор), реабилитировать(ся); 3) начисто, совершенно, до конца; 4) Си (фамилия)
Comments: See also 洒. In Viet. cf. perhaps also té 'to splash (water)'.
Radical: 85
Four-angle index: 7350
Karlgren code: 0478 j
Vietnamese reading: tâ`y
Jianchuan Bai: se1
Dali Bai: se1
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Number: 789
Character: 洗
MC description : 蟹開四上薺心
ZIHUI: 3156 0699
Beijing: śi 2
Jinan: śi 2
Xi'an: śi 2
Taiyuan: śi 2
Hankou: śi 2
Chengdu: śi 2
Yangzhou: śi 2
Suzhou: si 2
Wenzhou: sei 21
Changsha: si 2
Shuangfeng: śi 2
Nanchang: śi 2
Meixian: sɛ 2
Guangzhou: šai 21
Xiamen: se 2 (lit.); sue 2
Chaozhou: soi 21
Fuzhou: sɛ 2
Shanghai: si 3
Zhongyuan yinyun: si 2
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Kiranti etymology :
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Proto-Kiranti: *sèl
Meaning: clean, wash
Tulung: sal- (instead of an expected *sel-) sift, remove foreign or superfluous matter from; (Toba) söl- 'wash'
Kaling: selnä (selu) clean (grain and vegetables)
Limbu: wā-sīmā (-sīru) wash
Comments: Toba 98 *siC-. Perhaps 2 roots: cf. also Yamphu si:ma 'to sieve'.
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Kulung dictionary :
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Entry: selma
Grammar: vt-4 [1: sel- 2: sell- 3: sel-]
Meaning: scrape.
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Yamphu dictionary :
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Entry: se:ma III
Stem: <se:s- ; se:->
Grammar: v.tr.
Meaning: to clean, to separate the good from the bad, to clear up.
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Burushaski etymology :
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Common Burushaski: *chel
Meaning: water
Yasin: cel
Hunza: chil
Nagar: chil
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