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South Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-South Dravidian : *pil-i
Meaning : cat
Tamil : pilli
Tamil meaning : cat
Kannada : pilli
Kannada meaning : cat
Number in DED : 4180
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Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-Dravidian : *Pil-
Meaning : cat
Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *bil- Notes : Irregular consonantism; expressive?
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Telugu etymology :
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Proto-Telugu : *pill-
Meaning : cat
Telugu : pilli
Number in DED : 4180
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Kolami-Gadba etymology :
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Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *bil-
Meaning : cat
Kolami : pilli
Naikri : pilli
Parji : biley
Number in DED : 4180
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Gondwan etymology :
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Proto-Gondi-Kui : *bilVj-
Meaning : cat
Notes : Bisyllabic root.
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Konda etymology :
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Konda : bilay
Meaning: cat
Number in DED : 4180
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Kui-Kuwi etymology :
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Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *bilej-i
Meaning : cat
Sunkarametta Kuwi : bileyi
Parja Kuwi : bileyi
Kuwi (Israel) : bileyi
Number in DED : 4180
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Nostratic etymology :
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Eurasiatic: *balV
Meaning: sable, squirrel
References: ND 281 *bUyẑV 'fur-bearing animal' (Alt.-IE; hardly here Ur. *poyẑV 'ermine' and Drav. pul- 'tiger'). nostret-meaning,nostret-ier,nostret-alt,nostret-drav,nostret-reference,
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Indo-European etymology :
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Proto-IE: *bhel-
Meaning: squirrel, marten, wild cat
Latin: fēlēs, -is f. `Wildkatze, Marder, Iltis'
Celtic: *belego-: Cymr bele `Marder'
Russ. meaning: зверек (белка, куница, дикая кошка)
References: WP II 177
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Vasmer's dictionary :
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Word: бе́лка,
Near etymology: др.-русск. бѣла (СПИ), бѣла вѣверица "белая белка", Лаврентьевск. и Ипатьевск. летоп. под 859 г. Благодаря этим свидетельствам этимология ясна и связь с бѣлъ "белый" является доказанной; см. Соболевский, РФВ 67, 214 и сл.; Фасмер, ZfslPh 1, 152; ср. еще раньше Уленбек, PBB 26, 291 и сл.; Вернекер 1, 56. Следует отказаться от сравнения с д.-в.-н. bilih "соня", лат. fēlis "кошка, куница", см. Петр, ВВ 21, 209; 25, 147; Лёвенталь, Farbenbez. 6.
Pages: 1,148
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Baltic etymology :
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Proto-Baltic: *pel-iā̃ f.
Meaning: mouse
Lithuanian: pelē̃ `Maus'
Lettish: pele `Maus'
Old Prussian: pele `Weihe' V. 710, pelemygis `Rötelweihe, Tuermfalke' V. 712, peles `Mus ( = Armmuskel)' V. 111
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Germanic etymology :
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Proto-Germanic: *bil(V)k=
Meaning: shrew
Old High German: bilih m.? (11.Jh.); bilihmūs (11.Jh.) `glīs (Hasel-, Bilchmaus, Siebenschläfer); sōrex (Spitzmaus)'
Middle High German: bilch f. 'haselmaus'
German: Bilch m.
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Altaic etymology :
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Proto-Altaic: *balu
Meaning: sable
Russian meaning: соболь
Comments: Ozawa 314-315. Despite obvious similarity, the etymology raises some problems. The MJpn. furuki is said to be an animal breeding in Korea, but no Korean match is available. R. A. Miller's hypothesis that furuki was borrowed from Mongolian, seems rather far-fetched (no early Mong.-Jpn. contacts have been noticed so far), so we prefer to regard the word as genuine until some further evidence becomes available. Rather complicated is the attribution of PT *albuga (VEWT 16): Khak. albɨɣa 'sable', Oyr. albaɣa 'sable; game' (Баск. Леб. 137). Cf. also alda 'game' (Баск. Туба 101, Яимова 109-110 albaga, albaa, alabuga (= "perch"). This may be al (al perü 'wild wolf') + bulgan, bulɨq 'sable' (< Mong.; see Потанин 1881, Очерки Северозападной Монголии, p. 139), see ibid. aldɨq 'sable'. The word is obviously tabooistic and folk-etymologically analysed as "red ox", but may also be a distortion of the original *baluga (cf. the external evidence). On the other hand, one may note the resemblance of the Turkic word with Mong. elbeŋkü 'racoon', see KW 207 ( > Evk. elbiɣe, elbiŋē, Man. elbixe, ТМС 2, 445). altet-prnum,altet-meaning,altet-rusmean,altet-mong,altet-tung,altet-jap,altet-reference,
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Mongolian etymology :
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Proto-Mongolian: *bulagan
Meaning: sable, game
Russian meaning: соболь, дичь
Written Mongolian: bulaɣan (L 133), buliɣa Middle Mongolian: buluxan (HY 10), buluqan (SH), bul(u)ɣan (MA) Khalkha: bulga(n)
Buriat: bulgan
Kalmuck: bulɣǝn
Ordos: bulaGa
Shary-Yoghur: bulaGan
Monguor: bulGa
Comments: KW 60, MGCD 168. Mong. > Chag. bulɣan, see TMN 1, 215. monget-prnum,monget-meaning,monget-rusmean,monget-wmo,monget-mmo,monget-hal,monget-bur,monget-kal,monget-ord,monget-dag,monget-yuy,monget-mgr,monget-reference,
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Tungus etymology :
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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *bali-
Meaning: sable (one year old)
Russian meaning: соболь (одноосенний)
Evenki: balini
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Japanese etymology :
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Proto-Japanese: *puruki
Meaning: a k. of sable
Russian meaning: вид соболя
Middle Japanese: furuki
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