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Gondi etymology :
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Proto-Gondi : *nēnǯ-
Meaning : to breathe; to pant
Betul Gondi : nēskānā "to breathe heavily, pant"
Mandla Gondi (Phailbus) : nēskānā "to breathe heavily, pant"
Gommu Gondi : nēsk- "to breathe"
Muria Gondi : nēsk- "to breathe"
Maria Gondi : nēnjkaṛ(i) "breath, pulse which throbs in a child's head"
Koya Gondi : nēj- "to breathe"
Maria Gondi (Mitchell) : nēskānā "to breathe"
Adilabad Gondi : nēsk- "to breathe"
Additional forms : Also Gondi_Ko nēs breath; Gondi_A (SR) nēskānā to pant
Number in DED : 3765
Number in CVOTGD : 2046
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Gondwan etymology :
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Proto-Gondi-Kui : *nēnǯ-
Meaning : to breathe
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Konda etymology :
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Konda : nēnz- (-it-)
Meaning: to sigh, respire when exhausted or tired, have hiccups while weeping
Konda (Burrow/Bhattacharya) : nēnz- "to breathe"
Additional forms : Also Konda nēnzu breath
Number in DED : 3765
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Pengo-Manda etymology :
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Proto-Pengo-Manda : *nēnǯ-
Meaning : to breathe
Pengo : nēnj- (nēnc-)
Manda : nēnj-
Additional Forms : Also Pengo, Manda intens. nēcka-
Number in DED : 3765
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Kui-Kuwi etymology :
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Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *nēnǯ-
Meaning : to breathe
Kui : nēnja (nēnji-) "to breathe; n. breathing"
Kuwi (Fitzgerald) : nenjali "to breathe, gasp"
Kuwi (Schulze) : nēnjinai "to breathe, gasp"
Kuwi (Israel) : nēnj- (-it-) "to breathe, moan with pain"
Additional forms : Also Kuwi_F, Kuwi_P nesteri, Kuwi_Isr nēsteri breath
Number in DED : 3765
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Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-Dravidian : *nēnǯ-
Meaning : to breathe
Proto-North Dravidian : *nV̄q- Notes : PNDR < *nēnǯ-Vk-.
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Kolami-Gadba etymology :
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Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *Nēnǯ-
Meaning : to breathe
Parji : nēñ(j)-
Poya Gadba : nēnj-
Additional forms : Also Parji nēñal, (S) nēñjkal breath; nēñ/j/kuḍ panting
Number in DED : 3765
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North Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-North-Dravidian : *nV̄q-
Meaning : to breathe, rest, recover oneself
Kurukh : nāxnā
Malto : nēg̣ye
Additional forms : Also KUR nī̃xcārnā to experience a convulsive and somewhat prolonged heaving of the breast, sigh, sob, draw in a long breath; MLT nēg̣e breath.
Number in DED : 3765
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Nostratic etymology :
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Eurasiatic: *nVsV
Meaning: to breathe
References: ND 1566 *n̄usV 'to breathe' (? + SH); 1568 *n̄iŝu 'smell, breathe heavily' (+ Sem.). 2 roots? nostret-meaning,nostret-ier,nostret-ura,nostret-drav,nostret-reference,
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Indo-European etymology :
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Proto-IE: *neuks-
Meaning: to smell
Russ. meaning: нюхать, вынюхивать
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Vasmer's dictionary :
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Word: ню́хать,
Near etymology: -аю, укр. ню́хати, блр. ню́хаць, болг. ню́шкам, ню́шна -- то же, сербохорв. њу̏шити, њу̏ши̑м "нюхать", њу̏шкати, чеш. če-nichati "нюхать (о животных)", польск. niuch "понюшка табаку", niuchać "нюхать", в.-луж. nuchać -- то же, н.-луж. nuchaś -- то же.
Further etymology: Связи этих слов неясны. Возможна связь с *ǫхаti (см. уха́ть) и перенос -n- с некоторых предлогов; см. Мi. ЕW 222; Преобр. I, 623. Ср. сню́хать "вынюхать" из *сън-ѫхати. Наличие мягкости можно объяснить экспрессивной палатализацией (Махек, LF 55, 150). Болг. слово в таком случае должно было бы быть заимствовано из сербохорв., а польск. -- из вост.-слав. Другие предполагают праслав. *njuхati (из *neuks-) и считают его родственным гот. bi-niuhsjan "выслеживать", англос. niosan, д.-в.-н. niusen, нж.-нем. nysseln (Торп 299; Уленбек, РВВ 30, 267; Хольтхаузен, KZ 69, 116 и сл.; Aengl. Wb. 237; Маценауэр, LF 11, 331 и сл.). Вряд ли вероятно сравнение с д.-в.-н. niosan "чихать", бав.-австр. nuseln "говорить в нос", нов.-в.-н. Nüster "ноздря", последнее связывается с нос, но́здри, нов.-в.-н. Nase "нос", вопреки Бернекеру (IF 10, 153), Ильинскому (ИОРЯС 20, 3, 83, 88); см. Клюге-Гётце: niesen, Nüster.
Trubachev's comments: [См. еще Махек, LР, 4, 1953, стр. 120. -- Т.].
Pages: 3,93
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Germanic etymology :
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Proto-Germanic: *niuxsan-, *niuxsian-, *niuxsōn-; *niuxsīni-z
Meaning: investigate, spy out
Gothic: bi-niuhsjan wk. `spy out', *niuhsīn-s f. (i/ō) `visitation'
Old Norse: nǖsa wk. `spähen, untersuchen', njōsn f. `Nachtricht, Neuigkeit'
Norwegian: njosn, dial. nǖsn
Swedish: dial. nüsa vb.; nüs
Danish: dial. nüstre vb.; nüs
Old English: nēosan, nēosian `untersuchen, nachspüren, besuchen'
Old Saxon: niusian, niuson `untersuchen'
Old High German: { un-ge-niusit `inexpertus', bi-niusan, ar-niusan `experiri' }
German: { bair. (g)neissen `wittern, wahrnehmen, ahnen' }
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Pokorny's dictionary :
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Number: 1385
Root: neu-ks-, neu-s-
English meaning: to sniff, smell
German meaning: `wittern, schnüffeln', woraus `aufspüren, auskundschaften'
Material: Got. bi-niuhsian `auskundschaften', niuhseins `Heimsuchung', vielleicht zu aisl. nȳsa `wittern, schnüffeln, spähen', njōsn f. `Nachricht, Suche', ahd. niusen `versuchen' (zum Wandel von -hs- zu -s- s. Sverdrup IF. 35, 149), usw.; neus- in: ags. nēosian, nīosan, as. niusian, niusōn `untersuchen, nachspüren'; dazu ags. nosu, engl. nose, ndl. neus `Nase', norw. nosa `wittern', nūs `Geruch, Witterung', nuska `suchen', nhd. nüschen `mit der Schnauze wühlen', engl. nuzzle, ndl. neuzelen `schnüffeln', mnd. noster(en), nüster(en) `Nüster'; russ. njúchatь `schnüffeln, riechen', serb. njušiti `schnüffeln'.
References: WP. II 325, Holthausen KZ. 69, 166 f.; wohl zu 2. sneu-, s. dort.
Pages: 768-769
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Uralic etymology :
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Number: 1456
Proto: *nuska
English meaning: to sniff, sneeze
German meaning: schnupfen
Finnish: nuuskaa- 'schnupfen', nuuski- 'schnüffeln, schnuppern' ?
Estonian: nuuska- 'schnupfen, schnauben; schneuzen' ? (Finn. or Est. > Wot. nūskata 'riechen, schnüffeln, säuseln, zischen')
Saam (Lapp): nǫs'ke- -sk- (N) 'give little barks (of a dog)' ?
Mordovian: noska- (E) 'тяжело дышать, сопеть'
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