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South Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-South Dravidian : *net_-i
Meaning : forehead
Tamil : ner_r_i
Tamil meaning : forehead, front, top, summit
Tamil derivates : ner_i temples
Malayalam : ner_r_i
Malayalam meaning : forehead
Malayalam derivates : ner_uka crown of the head
Kannada : netti
Kannada meaning : forehead, head, crown of head
Kodagu : netti
Kodagu meaning : forehead
Tulu : netti
Tulu meaning : forehead, crown of head, front, (B-K) the peak of a mountain or hill
Notes : The variant *nĕr_- is also present in Tamil and Malayalam.
Number in DED : 3759
sdret-meaning,sdret-prnum,sdret-tam,sdret-tammean,sdret-tamder,sdret-mal,sdret-malmean,sdret-malder,sdret-kan,sdret-kanmean,sdret-kod,sdret-kodmean,sdret-tul,sdret-tulmean,sdret-kt,sdret-notes,sdret-dednum,
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Nilgiri etymology :
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Proto-Nilgiri : *net_ĭ
Meaning : forehead
Kota : nec
Toda : nity
Notes : In Toda *nit_y would be expected rather than nity; the attested form is either a dialectal irregularity or represents a peculiar contextual development (after -i-?)
Number in DED : 3759
ktet-meaning,ktet-prnum,ktet-kota,ktet-toda,ktet-notes,ktet-dednum,
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Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-Dravidian : *nejt_-
Meaning : forehead
Proto-North Dravidian : *nitl- dravet-meaning,dravet-prnum,dravet-sdr,dravet-tel,dravet-koga,dravet-gnd,dravet-ndr,
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Telugu etymology :
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Proto-Telugu : *nett-
Meaning : the head
Telugu : netti
Additional forms : Also nettamu high land or elevated ground, such as the crest or terrace of a hill
Number in DED : 3759
telet-meaning,telet-prnum,telet-tel_1,telet-addition,telet-dednum,
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Kolami-Gadba etymology :
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Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *net- (*-t_-)
Meaning : forehead
Kolami : netti
Naikri : netti
Kondekor Gadba : nediḍe "scalp"
Number in DED : 3759
kogaet-meaning,kogaet-prnum,kogaet-kolami,kogaet-naikri,kogaet-s_3,kogaet-dednum,
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Gondwan etymology :
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Proto-Gondi-Kui : *nejt-
Meaning : top of head
gndet-meaning,gndet-prnum,gndet-gon,gndet-kon,
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Gondi etymology :
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Proto-Gondi : *nēc
Meaning : the crown of the head
Betul Gondi : nēc (talā)
Number in DED : 3759
Number in CVOTGD : 2045
gonet-meaning,gonet-prnum,gonet-gondi_tr,gonet-dednum,gonet-voc_num,
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Konda etymology :
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Konda : neti
Meaning: top of the head
Additional forms : Also Konda neda vertex
Number in DED : 3759
konet-meaning,konet-prnum,konet-addition,konet-dednum,
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North Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-North-Dravidian : *nitl-
Meaning : crown of head
Kurukh : mitIl, mitil, (Hahn) nitil "fontanelle"
Malto : nitlu "crown of the head"
Additional forms : Also maybe MLT nepe forehead, brow.
Number in DED : 3759
ndret-meaning,ndret-prnum,ndret-kur,ndret-mlt,ndret-addition,ndret-dednum,
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Nostratic etymology :
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Eurasiatic: *newRV
Meaning: front, nose
Comments: In Esk. cf. also *ńarǝ-qu- head.
References: МССНЯ 354, ОСНЯ 2, 82. ND 1562 *n̄e[q]irV 'forehead, front of the head' (Ur. + differ. Drav. + SH *nVχVr-). nostret-meaning,nostret-prnum,nostret-alt,nostret-ura,nostret-drav,nostret-esk,nostret-notes,nostret-reference,
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Altaic etymology :
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Proto-Altaic: *nī́bŕo
Meaning: face, resemblance
Russian meaning: лицо, сходство
Comments: VEWT 214. *-ǖ- in Turk. is due to contraction. altet-prnum,altet-meaning,altet-rusmean,altet-turc,altet-mong,altet-jap,altet-reference,
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Turkic etymology :
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Proto-Turkic: *jǖŕ
Meaning: face
Russian meaning: лицо
Old Turkic: jüz (Orkh., OUygh.)
Turkish: jüz
Tatar: jöz
Uighur: jüz
Sary-Yughur: jüz
Azerbaidzhan: üz
Turkmen: jüz
Khakassian: čüs
Oyrat: jüs, d́üs
Halaj: jīz
Chuvash: śъʷvar 'mouth'
Yakut: sǖs 'forehead'
Dolgan: hǖs 'forehead'
Kirghiz: ǯüz
Kazakh: žüz
Noghai: jüz
Bashkir: jöδ
Gagauz: jüz, üz
Karaim: jüz, juź, jiz, iz
Karakalpak: žüz
Salar: jüz, jiz
Kumyk: jüz
turcet-prnum,turcet-meaning,turcet-rusmean,turcet-atu,turcet-krh,turcet-trk,turcet-tat,turcet-chg,turcet-uig,turcet-sjg,turcet-azb,turcet-trm,turcet-hak,turcet-alt,turcet-khal,turcet-chv,turcet-jak,turcet-dolg,turcet-krg,turcet-kaz,turcet-nogx,turcet-bas,turcet-gagx,turcet-krmx,turcet-klpx,turcet-sal,turcet-qum,turcet-reference,
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Mongolian etymology :
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Proto-Mongolian: *niɣur
Meaning: face
Russian meaning: лицо
Written Mongolian: niɣur (L 580) Middle Mongolian: ni'ur (HY 45, SH), nojur (IM), niur (MA) Khalkha: nǖr
Buriat: ńūr, nǖr
Kalmuck: nǖr
Ordos: nǖr
Baoan: nōr (MGCD nor, nur) Shary-Yoghur: nǖr, nȫr
Monguor: nǖr (SM 280) (MGCD niur) Mogol: nǖr
Comments: KW 283, MGCD 520, 563. monget-prnum,monget-meaning,monget-rusmean,monget-wmo,monget-mmo,monget-hal,monget-bur,monget-kal,monget-ord,monget-dun,monget-bao,monget-yuy,monget-mgr,monget-mogh,monget-reference,
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Japanese etymology :
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Proto-Japanese: *nǝr-
Meaning: to resemble
Russian meaning: быть похожим
Old Japanese: n(w)or-
japet-prnum,japet-meaning,japet-rusmean,japet-ajp,
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Uralic etymology :
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Number: 601
Proto: *nere (*nēre)
English meaning: nose, snout
German meaning: Nase, Schnabel, Schnauze, Rüssel
Saam (Lapp): nierrâ (N) 'cheek, side of face', nierra (L) 'Wange, Backe', nīrr (Kld.), nierr (Not.)
Mordovian: ńeŕ (E), ńäŕ (M) 'Schnabel, Rüssel, Schnauze, Maul'
Mari (Cheremis): ner (KB U B) 'Nase; Hügel, Vorgebirge'
Udmurt (Votyak): ni̮r (S), nǝ̑r (K) 'Nase, Schnabel; vordere Spitze', nị̑r (G) 'Nase, Schnabel'
Komi (Zyrian): ni̮r (S P), nør (PO) 'Nase, Schnauze, Schnabel', ni̮re̮k (S), ni̮rd (I) 'Landspitze'
Khanty (Ostyak): ńir (V) 'Landzunge', nir (Vj.) 'Vorsprung des Uferabhangs, Landspitze'
Nenets (Yurak): ńerī (ō) 'vorder; vorherig', ńerʔ (N) 'eben, früher'
Nganasan (Tawgi): ńarâ, ńarabtâ 'das Vordere', ńaraŋ 'vor, früher'
Selkup: njanneä, njanne, njännä (Ta.) 'vorhin', njărne, njărnen (Ke.), nanné (N) 'vornhin'
Kamass: ńer 'Gipfel, Spitze, Leier'
Sammalahti's version: FP *neeri
Addenda: ner-de 'Ende'; Mot. jery-da
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Eskimo etymology :
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Proto-Eskimo: *Naʁǝ- (-ru-ʁ-, -ma-)
Meaning: to smell
Russian meaning: нюхать
Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 218
esqet-prnum,esqet-meaning,esqet-rmean,esqet-yup,esqet-inup,esqet-newcom,esqet-refer,
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Yupik etymology :
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Proto-Yupik: *Naʁǝ- (-(ʁ)u-ʁ-, -uma-)
Meaning: to smell sth., to scent
Russian Meaning: нюхать, чуять
Sirenik: cf. //naniraqaʁ- 'to feel' [Vakh.]
Chaplino: nāʁaqā, nā(ʁi)ɫǝq dvn., nāʁwāʁaqā
Naukan: naʁúmarāquq
Alutiiq Alaskan Yupik: naʁǝ-
Chugach (AAY): PWS naʁʁuʁ- 'to keep smelling'
Chugach (Birket-Smith): naʁā
Central Alaskan Yupik: naʁǝ-
Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 213, 218
yupet-prnum,yupet-mean,yupet-rmean,yupet-sir,yupet-chap,yupet-nauk,yupet-aay,yupet-chug,yupet-chgm,yupet-cay,yupet-ced,
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Inupik etymology :
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Proto-Inupik: *na(ʁ)i- (-ma-, -juʁ-, jaʁ-)
Meaning: to detect smell 1, to follow trail by smell, to catch scent of sth. 2
Russian meaning: нюхать, вынюхивать 1, идти по запаху 2
Seward Peninsula Inupik: nai-, naijuq-
SPI Dialects: Imaq naʁíûʁaɣa 1
North Alaskan Inupik: na[ʁ]i-, na[ɣ]i-, naʁiaq- 1, naʁiuq- 'to sniff'
Western Canadian Inupik: nai- 1
WCI Dialects: Cop naʁiaq- 2
Eastern Canadian Inupik: nai-, naima- 1, naʁiaq- 2
Greenlandic Inupik: nā-, naʁajuʁ-, nāma- 1, naʁajaʁ- 2
GRI Dialects: NG naʁiuq- 1, naʁiaq- 2
Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 218
inupet-prnum,inupet-meaning,inupet-rmean,inupet-spi,inupet-spis,inupet-nai,inupet-wci,inupet-wcis,inupet-eci,inupet-gri,inupet-gris,inupet-ced,
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Long-range etymologies :
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Borean (approx.) : NVRV
Meaning : nose
Sino-Caucasian : ST *nār 'nose, snore'
globet-meaning,globet-nostr,globet-afas,globet-scc,
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Afroasiatic etymology :
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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *naḫVr-
Meaning: nose
Notes: Related to *nVḫur- 'snore'. Cf. *naḫ- 'saliva, phlegm'. Cf. HSED, 1839 *nah_Ur- (part of Sem.; Ghat, Hgr.); 1901 *nVh_or- 'to snore' (Sem.; WCh., ECh. "Derived from *nah_Ur- 'nose'")
afaset-meaning,afaset-prnum,afaset-sem,afaset-brb,afaset-scu,afaset-notes,
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Semitic etymology :
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Number: 108
Proto-Semitic: *naḫīr-
Meaning: nostril, nose
Akkadian: naḫīru 'nostril' OB on [CAD n1 136], [AHw 714]
Hebrew: *nǝḥīrayim (dual suff. nǝḥīrāw) 'nostrils' [KB 686]
Judaic Aramaic: nǝḥīrā [Ja 894]; nḥwr, det. nwḥrh; nḥyr [Sok 346] 'nostril'
Syrian Aramaic: nǝḥīrē (pl.) 'nares' [Brock 424]
Modern Aramaic: MAL manḫra 'Nase' [Berg 63: "arab."] MLḤS nḥiro 'Nase' [J Mlah 184] NASS naḫīra 'nose, nostril' [Tser 0138] MMND neh_īra 'nose' [M MND 512]
Mandaic Aramaic: nhira, anhira, ʕnhira (<*ʔa-nḫīr-, with the ʔa- prefix) 'nose' [DM 291]
Arabic: nuḫrat-, nuḫarat-, minḫar- (a derived pattern) 'narine, nez' [BK 2 1220]
Mehri: nǝḫrīr 'nose' [JM 308]
Jibbali: naḫrér do. [JJ 199]
Harsusi: nh_erīr do. [JH 99]
Soqotri: náḥrīr do. [LS 265], [SSL LS 1468]; NUBAN nɔ́ḥɔrah 'narine' [SSL 4 92]
Notes: The reconstructed vocalic pattern is based on AKK, HBR, ARM and rather supported than not by MSA *naḫrīr-; cf., however, -u- in ARB nuḫ(a)r-at- and JUD nḥwr. Cf. a related verbal root *nḫr 'to snore': AKK naḫāru SB [CAD n1 128], [AHw 713]; GEZ nǝḫra [LGz 396] (cf. also TGR näharä 'to grow angry' [LH 323], TNA näharä 'infuriarsi' [Bass 438], with a tenable meaning shift but irregular -h-).
Note a likely related AKK nāḫiru 'whale' [CAD n1 137], with an underlying meaning 'snorer' or 'spouter', and UGR nḫr 'Meerstier, etwa Delphin' [Aist 205] (also related or possibly borrowed from AKK).
[Fron 44] (*naḫīr- 'narice' /MHR,ARB,SYR, HBR,SYR,UGR anḫr 'delfino',AKK); [Holma 20]: AKK, HBR, SYR, ARB; [KB 686]: HBR, ARM, SOQ, AKK, ARB; [Brock 424]: SYR, ARM, HBR, ARB, AKK; [LS 265]: SOQ, MSA, ARB, HBR, AKK
semet-proto,semet-prnum,semet-meaning,semet-akk,semet-hbr,semet-jud,semet-syr,semet-new,semet-mnd,semet-ara,semet-mhr,semet-jib,semet-hss,semet-soq,semet-notes,
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Berber etymology :
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Proto-Berber: *nVgur-
Meaning: 'nose'
Ghat: a-nǯur
Ahaggar (Tahaggart): a-ñḡur
Semlal: ti-nḫǝr-t
brbet-prnum,brbet-meaning,brbet-ght,brbet-ahg,brbet-sml,
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South Cushitic etymology :
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Proto-South Cushitic: *ʔa-nḫari
Meaning: 'phlegm'
Iraqw (Mbulu): aḫari
Burunge (Mbulungi): anḫari
scuet-prnum,scuet-meaning,scuet-irq,scuet-bur,
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