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Long-range etymologies :
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Borean (approx.) : KVCV
Meaning : grass
Amerind (misc.) : *qaca 'grass' (R 334) globet-meaning,globet-nostr,globet-scc,globet-amer,
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Nostratic etymology :
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Eurasiatic: *kuč`u
Meaning: grass, vegetables
nostret-meaning,nostret-prnum,nostret-alt,nostret-ura,nostret-drav,
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Altaic etymology :
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Proto-Altaic: *kusu ( ~ k`-, -o-)
Meaning: a k. of grass
Russian meaning: вид травы
Comments: Accent correspondence is irregular. Cf. also OJ kùsúri 'medicine'. Cf. perhaps also Chuv. ku(r)žanak ( < *kösinek) 'agrimony, bur'.
altet-prnum,altet-meaning,altet-rusmean,altet-mong,altet-kor,altet-jap,altet-reference,
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Mongolian etymology :
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Proto-Mongolian: *kosi-
Meaning: clover
Russian meaning: клевер
Written Mongolian: qosijaŋɣur (МХТТТ) Khalkha: gerijn xošingor (МРС), xošōngor (МХТТТ, БАМРС) monget-prnum,monget-meaning,monget-rusmean,monget-wmo,monget-hal,
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Korean etymology :
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Proto-Korean: *kòsàrí
Meaning: fern, bracken
Russian meaning: папоротник
Modern Korean: kosari
Middle Korean: kòsàrí
koret-prnum,koret-meaning,koret-rusmean,koret-phn,koret-ako,koret-reference,
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Japanese etymology :
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Proto-Japanese: *kùsà
Meaning: grass
Russian meaning: трава
Old Japanese: kusa
Middle Japanese: kùsà
Tokyo: kusá
Kyoto: kúsà
Kagoshima: kusá
japet-prnum,japet-meaning,japet-rusmean,japet-ajp,japet-mjp,japet-tok,japet-kyo,japet-kag,japet-comments,
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Uralic etymology :
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Number: 441
Proto: *kOčV
English meaning: moss
German meaning: Moos
Khanty (Ostyak): kăč (V) 'Moos (zum Verdichten von Häusern', χăč (Kam.) 'Flechte (nicht Moos)' ?
Mansi (Vogul): kaš (TJ), χas (LO), kas 'Moos' ?
Selkup: k͔îč, k͔ît (k͔în) (Ta.), k͔îč (B), kît (Jel.), qe̮č (Ty.)
uralet-proto,uralet-prnum,uralet-meaning,uralet-germmean,uralet-khn,uralet-man,uralet-slk,
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Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-Dravidian : *kuS-[Vr-]
Meaning : vegetables
Notes : ?Tamil kuy.
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Telugu etymology :
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Proto-Telugu : *kūr-
Meaning : a vegetable, garden-stuff or curry-stuff
Telugu : kūra
Number in DED : 1760
telet-meaning,telet-prnum,telet-tel_1,telet-dednum,
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Kolami-Gadba etymology :
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Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *kucr-
Meaning : vegetables, curry
Kolami : kucce "(Br.) curry"
Naikri : kucce "cooked vegetables"
Naiki : kucce "cooked vegetables"
Parji : kucca "vegetables, greens"
Ollari Gadba : kuse "vegetables"
Salur Gadba : kucce "vegetables"
Number in DED : 1760
kogaet-meaning,kogaet-prnum,kogaet-kolami,kogaet-naikri,kogaet-naiki,kogaet-parji,kogaet-ollari,kogaet-salur,kogaet-dednum,
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Gondwan etymology :
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Proto-Gondi-Kui : *kuc-
Meaning : vegetables
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Gondi etymology :
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Proto-Gondi : *kus-r-
Meaning : cooked vegetable
Betul Gondi : kusrī "dal, i.e. cooked pulse"
Mandla Gondi (Williamson) : kusrī "vegetable"
Muria Gondi : kusir, kusri
Maria Gondi : kusir(i)
Maria Gondi (Lind) : kusor "herbs, vegetables"
Number in DED : 1760
Number in CVOTGD : 812
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Konda etymology :
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Konda : kusa
Meaning: edible greens and vegetables
Number in DED : 1760
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Pengo-Manda etymology :
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Proto-Pengo-Manda : *kuc-a
Meaning : vegetables, curry
Pengo : kuca
Manda : kuca
Number in DED : 1760
pemet-meaning,pemet-prnum,pemet-pengo,pemet-manda,pemet-dednum,
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Kui-Kuwi etymology :
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Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *kuc-a
Meaning : edible vegetables
Kui : kūsa "edible leaves, greens, vegetables, herbs"
Kuwi (Schulze) : kuca "curry"
Sunkarametta Kuwi : kucca "cooked vegetable"
Parja Kuwi : kucca "cooked vegetable"
Notes : Irregular vowel length in Kui.
Number in DED : 1760
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Sino-Caucasian etymology :
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Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *(x)qwV́ćV
Meaning: a k. of grass
Comments and references : HGC 29. [But PY should be perhaps rather compared with PNC *ḳVdwǝ ( ~ -o) `bush'? Cf. also PAN *zukut 'grass', *lukut 'parasitic plant sp.' (Sag 16 Chin-AN). sccet-meaning,sccet-prnum,sccet-cauc,sccet-stib,sccet-yen,sccet-buru,sccet-notes,
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North Caucasian etymology :
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Proto-North Caucasian: *q_wVćV
Meaning: a k. of grass
Notes: A Lezg.-WC isogloss. See Starostin 1982, 206, Abdokov 1983, 106.
caucet-prnum,caucet-meaning,caucet-lezg,caucet-abad,caucet-comment,
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Lezghian etymology :
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Proto-Lezghian: *qač(a)
Meaning: 1 grass 2 feather-grass
Lezghian: qač 1
Tabasaran: qač 1
Rutul: qač 2
Kryz: qač 1 (Al.)
Comment: Cf. Lezg. erg. qč-adi. 4th class in Rut. and Kryz. Obl. stem unclear.
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Abkhaz-Adyghe etymology :
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Proto-West-Caucasian: *q́Iʷaca ( ~ -c:-)
Meaning: nettle
Abkhaz: á-χʷac
Abaza: qʷaca
Ubykh: ca(n)cáχʷa
Comments: PAT *qʷacV (cf. also Bzyb. á-χʷac). The Ubykh form is metathesized and partially reduplicated. Abdokov (1983, 106) cites also a dialectal Kab. form ħandǝr-qʷasa 'burdock', which may be actually borrowed from Abaz.
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Sino-Tibetan etymology :
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Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *k(h)ʷăt ( ~q(h)ʷ-;-s)
Meaning: fern
Tibetan: skjas, skjes fern.
Comments: ? Cf. Jnp. (H) mǝkro the tree-fern.
stibet-prnum,stibet-meaning,stibet-chin,stibet-tib,stibet-comments,
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Character: 蕨
Modern (Beijing) reading: jué
Preclassic Old Chinese: kʷat
Classic Old Chinese: kwat
Western Han Chinese: kwat
Eastern Han Chinese: kwat
Early Postclassic Chinese: kwat
Middle Postclassic Chinese: kwǝt
Late Postclassic Chinese: kwǝt
Middle Chinese: kwǝt
English meaning : fern (pteridium aquilium)
Russian meaning[s]: бот. орляк (Pteridium aquilinum, род папоротника)
Radical: 140
Four-angle index: 4827
Karlgren code: 0301 d
Shijing occurrences: 14.2_
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Yenisseian etymology :
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Proto-Yenisseian: *kita
Meaning: nettle, hemp
Ket: kītn1
Yug: kitn1
Kottish: hīta, g. hītei, pl. hītan "hemp"
Comments: ССЕ 239. Ket and Yug reflect an original plural form (cf. Kott. hītan). Werner 1, 437.
yenet-prnum,yenet-meaning,yenet-ket,yenet-sym,yenet-kot,yenet-notes,
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Burushaski etymology :
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Common Burushaski: *ɣaśú
Meaning: nettle
Yasin: ɣaśúśiŋ
Hunza: ɣaśú
Nagar: ɣaśú
buruet-prnum,buruet-meaning,buruet-yas,buruet-hun,buruet-ngr,
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