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Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-Dravidian : *sap-
Meaning : 1 to chew 2 to suck
Proto-South Dravidian: *sap- Proto-North Dravidian : *cap- dravet-meaning,dravet-prnum,dravet-sdr,dravet-tel,dravet-koga,dravet-ndr,
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South Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-South Dravidian : *sap-
Meaning : to chew
Tamil : cappu (cappi-)
Tamil meaning : to masticate, chew (as betel or tobacco), mumble in eating, munch, sip, suck
Tamil derivates : cavaṭṭu (cavaṭṭi-) to chew, masticate, swallow down; cavai (-pp-, -tt-) to chew, munch, suck mother's milk
Malayalam : cappuka
Malayalam meaning : to smack the lips, suck, sip, eat whilst working
Malayalam derivates : cava chewing, the sound of it; cavekka to chew; cavaccal chewing
Kannada : capparisu
Kannada meaning : to chuckle or cluck to an animal to urge it on, smack the lips in sipping or supping, produce the peculiar sound of chewing, chew with a noise
Kannada derivates : capparaṇe the peculiar smacking of the lips by which peasants stop their cattle, chuckling; jabbu, jabbisu to suck
Kodagu : caveN- (caveNmp-, caveNnt-)
Kodagu meaning : to chew
Kodagu derivates : (Nalknad dialect) cayeN- (cayeNmp-, cayaNnt-) to chew; (Shanmugam) caymp chewing
Tulu : capparipuni
Tulu meaning : to smack the lips
Tulu derivates : capacapa a noise made with the mouth as a pig in eating
Notes : External data shows *c- to be primary. In this case Kannada *sapp- and Toda *top- would be expected; the sibilant was probably preserved due to the root's expressivity.
Number in DED : 2334
sdret-meaning,sdret-prnum,sdret-tam,sdret-tammean,sdret-tamder,sdret-mal,sdret-malmean,sdret-malder,sdret-kan,sdret-kanmean,sdret-kander,sdret-kod,sdret-kodmean,sdret-kodder,sdret-tul,sdret-tulmean,sdret-tulder,sdret-kt,sdret-notes,sdret-dednum,
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Nilgiri etymology :
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Proto-Nilgiri : *sap-
Meaning : to suck
Kota : cap- (capy-) "to suck repeatedly (as when child sucks breast)"
Toda : sop- (sopy-)
Number in DED : 2334
ktet-meaning,ktet-prnum,ktet-kota,ktet-toda,ktet-dednum,
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Telugu etymology :
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Proto-Telugu : *capp-
Meaning : to smack, suck with a noise
Telugu : capparincu
Telugu (Krishnamurti) : cappu "to smack, suck, smack with noise"
Number in DED : 2334
telet-meaning,telet-prnum,telet-tel_1,telet-tel_kr,telet-dednum,
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Kolami-Gadba etymology :
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Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *sav-l- (*c-)
Meaning : to chew
Kolami : savseng "(Pat.) to chew"
Naikri : savs-
Parji : cavl-, cal-, (S) calv-
Kondekor Gadba : savl- (salv-, saluv-)
Number in DED : 2334
kogaet-meaning,kogaet-prnum,kogaet-kolami,kogaet-naikri,kogaet-parji,kogaet-s_3,kogaet-dednum,
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North Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-North-Dravidian : *cap-
Meaning : to smack, chomp
Malto : cap-captre
Additional forms : Also copye to chew (as sugarcane)
Number in DED : 2334
ndret-meaning,ndret-prnum,ndret-mlt,ndret-addition,ndret-dednum,
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Nostratic etymology :
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Eurasiatic: *zVṗV ( ~ ž)
Meaning: to hold in mouth
nostret-meaning,nostret-alt,nostret-drav,
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Altaic etymology :
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Proto-Altaic: *zep`i
Meaning: to hold in mouth, gnaw
Russian meaning: держать во рту, глодать
Comments: An expressive root, but appears to be well reconstructable for PA.
altet-prnum,altet-meaning,altet-rusmean,altet-turc,altet-tung,altet-kor,altet-jap,altet-reference,
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Turkic etymology :
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Proto-Turkic: *jap-
Meaning: 1 to lap 2 greedy 3 lickerish
Russian meaning: 1 лакать, жадно пить 2 жадный 3 лакомый
Khakassian: jabɨlɨɣ 2 R 3, 281 (Koib., Kach.); čapla-t- 1, čapsɨx 3
Oyrat: japla-t- 1
Yakut: sabɨrɣā- 1
Comments: A local Siberian root.
turcet-prnum,turcet-meaning,turcet-rusmean,turcet-hak,turcet-alt,turcet-jak,turcet-reference,
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Tungus etymology :
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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *sepke-
Meaning: 1 to grab (with teeth) 2 to grab 3 to nibble (of fish)
Russian meaning: 1 хватать (зубами) 2 хватать 3 клевать (о рыбе)
Evenki: sepke- 2
Even: hepku- 2
Negidal: sepkele- 2
Literary Manchu: seke- 3
Ulcha: sekpen- 1
Nanai: sekpen- 1
Oroch: seppe- 3
Udighe: sekpene- 3
tunget-prnum,tunget-meaning,tunget-rusmean,tunget-evk,tunget-evn,tunget-neg,tunget-man,tunget-ulc,tunget-nan,tunget-orc,tunget-ude,tunget-reference,
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Korean etymology :
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Proto-Korean: *sìp-
Meaning: to hold in mouth, to chew
Russian meaning: держать во рту, жевать
Modern Korean: s:ip-
Middle Korean: sìp-
koret-prnum,koret-meaning,koret-rusmean,koret-phn,koret-ako,koret-reference,
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Japanese etymology :
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Proto-Japanese: *sipa-pur-
Meaning: to lick, gnaw
Russian meaning: лизать, обсасывать, обгладывать
Middle Japanese: sifabur-
Tokyo: shabur-
japet-prnum,japet-meaning,japet-rusmean,japet-mjp,japet-tok,
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