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South Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-South Dravidian : *djēr_-
Meaning : handful
Tamil : cēr_ai
Tamil meaning : handful, as of rice
Tamil derivates : cērai, cēraŋ-kai, cir_aŋ-kai, cir_āŋ-kai quantity that can be held in the hollow of the palm, as a measure, palmful
Kannada : sāre, sē̆re
Kannada meaning : the palm of the hand bent so as to receive or hold anything
Tulu : sē̆rè
Tulu meaning : the palm of the hand bent so as to receive or hold anything
Tulu derivates : tirkai handful
Number in DED : 2821
sdret-meaning,sdret-prnum,sdret-tam,sdret-tammean,sdret-tamder,sdret-kan,sdret-kanmean,sdret-tul,sdret-tulmean,sdret-tulder,sdret-kt,sdret-dednum,
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Nilgiri etymology :
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Proto-Nilgiri : *dēr_[ä]
Meaning : handful
Kota : dēr (obl. dēt_-) "handful (with open hand)"
Toda : ter_
Notes : Unexplained short vowel in Toda; cf., however, the same fluctuation in other SDR languages.
Number in DED : 2821
ktet-meaning,ktet-prnum,ktet-kota,ktet-toda,ktet-notes,ktet-dednum,
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Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-Dravidian : *sjēr[_]-
Meaning : handful
Notes : Alveolar articulation is weak in this root. Reasons unclear. The initial cluster is uncertain as well.
dravet-meaning,dravet-prnum,dravet-sdr,dravet-tel,dravet-gnd,dravet-notes,
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Telugu etymology :
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Proto-Telugu : *cēr-
Meaning : the hand held so as to contain anything
Telugu : cēra
Additional forms : Also cērẽḍu handful
Number in DED : 2821
telet-meaning,telet-prnum,telet-tel_1,telet-addition,telet-dednum,
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Gondwan etymology :
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Proto-Gondi-Kui : *sjer-
Meaning : handful
gndet-meaning,gndet-prnum,gndet-gon,gndet-kon,gndet-kui,
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Gondi etymology :
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Proto-Gondi : *ser-ā
Meaning : handful
Muria Gondi : hera menḍu "double handful"
Maria Gondi : era menḍu "double handful"
Maria Gondi (Smith) : hèra "a handful"
Number in DED : 2821
Number in CVOTGD : 3583
gonet-meaning,gonet-prnum,gonet-gondi_mu,gonet-gondi_ma,gonet-gondi_lu_s,gonet-dednum,gonet-voc_num,
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Konda etymology :
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Konda : sēra, sērenḍ
Meaning: handful
Number in DED : 2821
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Kui-Kuwi etymology :
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Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *sjer-[k-]
Meaning : handful
Kui : reka "handful (< *sreka; but sr- is commonly preserved in Kui)"
Kuwi (Schulze) : hera
Additional forms : Also Kuwi_S hereka one handful
Notes : Indeed, only the postulation of initial cluster can account for Kui reka < *śreka < *sy-reka < *syereka.
Number in DED : 2821
kuiet-meaning,kuiet-prnum,kuiet-kui,kuiet-kuwi_s,kuiet-addition,kuiet-notes,kuiet-dednum,
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Nostratic etymology :
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Eurasiatic: *c`VrV
Meaning: finger, hand(ful)
References: ND 314 *ca(we)RV (w/o Ur.; with very dubious SH matches); Ur. is compared under 2752 *ʒ/zorV 'hand, span' with dub. Drav. and SH matches. nostret-meaning,nostret-alt,nostret-ura,nostret-kart,nostret-drav,nostret-reference,
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Altaic etymology :
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Proto-Altaic: *sire
Meaning: a measure of length or width
Russian meaning: мера длины или ширины
altet-prnum,altet-meaning,altet-rusmean,altet-turc,altet-tung,altet-jap,altet-reference,
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Turkic etymology :
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Proto-Turkic: *sere
Meaning: span between the big finger and index finger
Russian meaning: расстояние между большим и указательным пальцами
Turkish: sere
Uzbek: särä (dial.)
Turkmen: sere
Kirghiz: sere
Kazakh: sere
Gagauz: serä
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Tungus etymology :
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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *siru
Meaning: span between the big finger and index finger
Russian meaning: расстояние между большим и указательным пальцами
Literary Manchu: šuru
Ulcha: siru(n)
Orok: sirobgi, sirogbi
Nanai: siru
Oroch: sijo
Udighe: süö
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Japanese etymology :
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Proto-Japanese: *sirǝ
Meaning: a unit of field width
Russian meaning: единица площади поля
Old Japanese: siro
japet-prnum,japet-meaning,japet-rusmean,japet-ajp,japet-comments,
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Uralic etymology :
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Number: 920
Proto: *sorV~ *sorV-śV
English meaning: span
German meaning: Spanne
Mari (Cheremis): šorž (M U), šor (JU)
Khanty (Ostyak): sort (V), surt (DN), sorǝs (O)
Mansi (Vogul): tåras (T LU), tōrǝs (KU P), tɔ̄ras (So.)
Hungarian: arasz
Nenets (Yurak): (t́erua, t́ervua 'ein Viertel' - rejected by Redei)
Sammalahti's version: *sors'i
uralet-proto,uralet-prnum,uralet-meaning,uralet-germmean,uralet-mar,uralet-khn,uralet-man,uralet-ugr,uralet-nen,uralet-samm2,
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Kartvelian etymology :
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Proto-Kartvelian: *ćer-
Russian meaning: большой палец
English meaning: thumb
Georgian: cer-
Megrel: čanǯ-i-ḳit-
Svan: čer-šd-ōl, čer-šṭ-ōɫ
Svan meaning (Rus.): вид груши
Svan meaning (Eng.): a k. of pear
Notes and references: ЭСКЯ 228, EWK 461-462.
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