South Dravidian etymology :

Proto-South Dravidian : *unǯ- (*-nc-)

Meaning : lean

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : uñcaṭṭai

Tamil meaning : leanness, thinness

Number in DED : 0735

Dravidian etymology :

Proto-Dravidian : *ūnǯ- (*-nc-)

Meaning : lean, withered; to dry up

Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology

Proto-South Dravidian: *unǯ- (*-nc-)

Proto-Telugu : *ū(n)c-

Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *ūnǯ-

Notes : Irregular correspondences.

Telugu etymology :

Proto-Telugu : *ū(n)c-

Meaning : withered, lean, thin

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Telugu : ū̃ca

Additional forms : Also [1] ū̃ca-paḍu, [2] ū̃ca-pōvu to become withered, lean or thin; ūsaramu lean; ūsarillu to become lean or reduced

Number in DED : 735

Kolami-Gadba etymology :

Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *ūnǯ-

Meaning : to dry up

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Parji : ūñ- "to dry up, become emaciated"

Number in DED : 735

Nostratic etymology :

Eurasiatic: *ŋUjcwV

Meaning: thin

Altaic: *ŋṓjču

Uralic: *üćä 'wenig, klein' (FU, UEW 78)

Dravidian: *ūnǯ-

Comments: Cf. similar forms: PA *ńìŋči 1456 (and PE *Naŋit- 'short'?), PFU *wäńć3 'dünn, schmal', *wäćkV id.; PDr *iS- small

References: ND 2596 *X[ü]nCV 'thin, narrow' (+ Eg., ?Cush.).

Altaic etymology :

Proto-Altaic: *ŋṓjču

Nostratic: Nostratic

Meaning: thin, small

Russian meaning: тонкий

Turkic: *ōču-

Mongolian: *öčü-

Tungus-Manchu: *ŋüši- (*ŋujši-)

Korean: *nằč-

Japanese: *úsú-

Comments: EAS 148, АПиПЯЯ 18, 43, 292; SKE 162-163. Medial *-j- has to be reconstructed to account for the peculiar vowel behaviour in Mong. and TM.

Turkic etymology :

Proto-Turkic: *ōču-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: 1 thin, light, easy, worthless 2 youngest 3 to diminish

Russian meaning: 1 тонкий, легкий, простой, дешевый 2 младший 3 уменьшаться

Old Turkic: učuz 1 (Orkh., OUygh.)

Karakhanid: učuz 1 (MK)

Turkish: uǯuz 1

Tatar: ŭčɨz 1 (dial.)

Middle Turkic: uǯuz 1 (Pav. C.)

Azerbaidzhan: uǯuz 1

Turkmen: uǯɨ̄z 1

Khakassian: očɨ (dial.) 2

Shor: očɨ (Верб.) 2

Yakut: uohun- 3

Balkar: učuz 1

Gagauz: uǯüs 1

Karaim: uǯɨz, uǯuz 1

Kumyk: učuz 1

Comments: EDT 32, VEWT 509, 356, ЭСТЯ 1, 567-568, Лексика 339-340. Some Kypch. forms (Tat. ŭčsɨz, Bashk. ŭshŭδ 'cheap') are probably a result of reinterpreting učuz as uč-sɨz "edgeless" - as a result of late folk etymology.

Mongolian etymology :

Proto-Mongolian: *öčü-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: small, little

Russian meaning: маленький

Written Mongolian: öčüken, üčüken (L 629)

Middle Mongolian: uču(e)gan (HY 52), učugan, učuge(n) (SH), učkēn, očkeon (IM), učun, učukan, hučuken (MA)

Khalkha: öčǖxen, öcǖxen

Buriat: üsȫ(n) 'few'

Kalmuck: ücǖ(kṇ)

Ordos: ečǖken, öčȫχön

Baoan: ǯigaŋ

Dagur: učēk(en), učīken (Тод. Даг. 171) učēke(n), učiken, ušiken (MD 230, 233)

Monguor: ćōgön

Comments: KW 432, 460, MGCD 154.

Tungus etymology :

Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *ŋüši- (*ŋujši-)

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: small

Russian meaning: маленький

Evenki: nitkūn (dial.)

Negidal: ńitkūn

Literary Manchu: isuxun 'tiny'

Jurchen: osu-wan (669)

Ulcha: ńūči

Orok: nūči

Nanai: nūči

Oroch: ŋīči

Udighe: ŋič`a

Solon: nisxũ, nisūxū̃

Comments: ТМС 1, 589-590.

Korean etymology :

Proto-Korean: *nằč-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: low, inferior

Russian meaning: низкий, худший

Modern Korean: nat- [nač-]

Middle Korean: nằs-kāp-, năč-

Comments: Nam 100, 101, KED 312.

Japanese etymology :

Proto-Japanese: *úsú-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: thin

Russian meaning: тонкий

Old Japanese: usu-

Middle Japanese: úsú-

Tokyo: ùsu-

Kyoto: úsu-

Kagoshima: úsu- [= úši-]

Nase: ùsú-

Comments: JLTT 843.

Uralic etymology :

Number: 143

Proto: *ićä (*üćä)

> Nostratic: > Nostratic

English meaning: few, small

German meaning: wenig, klein

Estonian: üsa 'Weniges', üsaga 'bei Wenigem, wenig zur Zeit', ei üsagi 'gar nichts'

Mari (Cheremis): izi (KB U), iźe (M), ize (B) 'klein'

Udmurt (Votyak): ič́i (S), ići (G) 'wenig', ič́i-meń (S), ići-meń (G) 'junge Frau; Schwägerin; Braut'

Komi (Zyrian): ić-aj (I) 'Stiefvater', ić-iń (V) 'Stiefmutter', ić-moń (S), ić-mo^.ń (P) 'junge Frau, Schwiegertochter', ići-pi (PO) 'Schwager, Mannesbruder', iće̮t (S), uće̮t (P), u̇ćø^.t (PO) 'klein'

Mansi (Vogul): ǖ͔š́ (= wūć od. üwć od. üć?) (TJ), wiś (KU), iś (P) 'klein', uś ēŋk (LO) 'младшая золовка'

Hungarian: *(w)üc'

Proto-Samoyed: *ücä

Addenda: Vgl. Sk. ča? Wahrscheinlich auch rejected Sam, vgl. auch Sam \*ücä.

K. Reshetnikov's notes: The Mansi word may be a Komi loan, but at present we have no decisive arguments in favour of this assumption. In Samoyed, *üsä would be expected. However, we may deal with a specific reflexation of Ur. *-c'- connected with the presence of an adjacent labial vowel (in Samoyed, similar phenomena are observed in several other examples). On the other hand, cf. also Lapp N (Friis) ucce 'parvus, exiguus' (Paas. Beitr. 160, Setälä FUF 2:229 etc., quoted also by Lytkin in ИВПЯ 179) with *-c- (although geminate) normally corresponding to Samoyed *-c-; still the comparison with Lapp is unreliable because of irregular vocalism (the Lapp form should be checked - note its scarse attestation as well as a possibility of other etymological relations).

References: FUV; КЭСКЯ; Paas. Beitr. 160-161FUV; Collinder Comp. Gr. 178, 414; ИВПЯ 179; Munkácsi B. Árja és kaukázusi elemek... 150

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