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Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-Dravidian : *nig-
Meaning : to shine, glitter
Proto-South Dravidian: *nig- dravet-meaning,dravet-prnum,dravet-sdr,dravet-tel,
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South Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-South Dravidian : *nig-
Meaning : to shine, glow
Tamil : nikar (-pp-, -tt-; nikari-)
Tamil meaning : to shine, be visible; n. lustre, brightness, splendour
Tamil derivates : nikaẓ (-pp-, -tt-) to shine; niku-nikuv-en_al expr. signifying the glittering of an object
Kannada : niga, nigi
Kannada meaning : glow
Kannada derivates : niga niga, nigi nigi very glowingly or brightly; negaẓ to become manifest, notorious, well-known, famous, shine, appear; negaẓcu to make well-known, praise, make oneself renowned, cause oneself to appear, shine; negaẓte fame, notoriety, accomplishment; nege to be purified, become clear, shine
Tulu : nigāsụ
Tulu meaning : glitter, shining
Notes : Expressive (Kan. niga is irregular in all cases).
Number in DED : 3659
sdret-meaning,sdret-prnum,sdret-tam,sdret-tammean,sdret-tamder,sdret-kan,sdret-kanmean,sdret-kander,sdret-tul,sdret-tulmean,sdret-notes,sdret-dednum,
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Telugu etymology :
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Proto-Telugu : *nig-
Meaning : brilliancy, glitter
Telugu : niganiga
Telugu (Krishnamurti) : negaḍ(i)ta "fame"
Additional forms : Also nigārincu to shine, glitter; nigārimpu shining, brilliancy, glitter; niggu brilliancy; negaḍu to be published, be well-known or famous
Number in DED : 3659
telet-meaning,telet-prnum,telet-tel_1,telet-tel_kr,telet-addition,telet-dednum,
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Nostratic etymology :
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Eurasiatic: *nVkV
Meaning: to shine, be visible
References: ND 1549 *näḲ(V)hE 'to see, perceive' (+ Arab.). nostret-meaning,nostret-prnum,nostret-ura,nostret-drav,nostret-reference,
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Uralic etymology :
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Number: 597
Proto: *näke
English meaning: to see, look
German meaning: sehen, schauen
Finnish: näke- 'sehen, bemerken, wahrnehmen' ( > Saam. N nækko 'appearance, exterior', næk'te- 'look, appear, seem')
Estonian: näge- 'sehen'
Saam (Lapp): niegâdi- (V) 'dream', niekko -g_- (V) 'dream', niekati- (L) 'träumen', niehkō (L) 'Traum', ńikka- (T) 'träumen'
Mordovian: ńeje-, ńii- (E), ńäje- (M) 'sehen, erblicken'
Udmurt (Votyak): naal- (B) 'nachsehen, schauen, betrachten'
Khanty (Ostyak): ni- (Trj.) 'sichtbar, zu sehen sein', niw- (DN) 'sichtbar sein', ni- (O) 'undeutlich schimmern'
Mansi (Vogul): ńäwl- (TJ), niɣl- (KU P), nēɣl- (So.) 'sichtbar werden, sichtbar sein'
Hungarian: néz- 'schauen, sehen, blicken, betrachten'
Sammalahti's version: *näki-
uralet-proto,uralet-prnum,uralet-meaning,uralet-germmean,uralet-fin,uralet-est,uralet-saa,uralet-mrd,uralet-udm,uralet-khn,uralet-man,uralet-ugr,uralet-samm2,
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Long-range etymologies :
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Borean (approx.) : NVKV
Meaning : be visible, see
Sino-Caucasian : ? ST *năk 'reason, agree'
Amerind (misc.) : *nak 'eye; see' (R 235) [+ A K]; *naka 'know; think' (R 413) [+ A]; *naka 'ear' (actually - 'hear') (R 197) [+ K] globet-meaning,globet-nostr,globet-scc,globet-austr,globet-amer,
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Austric etymology :
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Proto-Austric: *ŋVk
Meaning: look (up)
Austroasiatic meaning: to look upwards
Proto-Austronesian: *ṭǝŋuk (not in B)
Austronesian meaning: look
Proto-Thai: phaŋak to nod
References: Peiros 1998, 164.
austr-meaning,austr-prnum,austr-aa,austr-aame,austr-an,austr-anme,austr-tai,austr-bibl,
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Austro-Asiatic etymology :
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Proto-Austro-Asiatic: *ŋɨak
Meaning: to look upwards
aaet-meaning,aaet-prnum,aaet-mon,
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Monic etymology :
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Proto-Monic: *ŋa:k
Meaning: to look upwards
Presyllable: lǝ-/#
Modern Mon: laŋa:k, lŋa:k
Nyakur: ŋa:k.B
Nyakur meaning: to look upwards
References: V24
monet-meaning,monet-prpr,monet-prnum,monet-word,monet-tc,monet-tcme,monet-bib,
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