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Long-range etymologies :
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Borean (approx.) : MVNV
Meaning : face
Notes : So far attested only in EA.
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Nostratic etymology :
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Eurasiatic: *mVŋV
Meaning: face, nose, mouth
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Indo-European etymology :
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Proto-IE: *mnt- (-th-)
Meaning: mouth, jaw
Old Greek: máthüiai = gnáthoi Hsch.
Latin: mentum, -ī n. `Kinn; Kinnbart; Kinn des Kranzleistens'
Celtic: *mntV- > Cymr mant `Kinnlade, Mund'; MIr mant `die Stelle eines aufgefallenen Zahnes, Zahnfleisch'
Russ. meaning: рот, челюсть
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Germanic etymology :
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Proto-Germanic: *múnɵa-z; *múnɵēn
Meaning: mouth
Gothic: munɵ-s m. (a) `mouth'
Old Norse: munn-r, mūδ-r m. `Mund'; munni m. `Loch, Öffnung'
Norwegian: munn; munne
Swedish: mun
Danish: mund
Old English: mūɵ, -es m. `mouth; mouth, opening, orifice'; { mūɵa }
English: mouth
Old Frisian: mūth; mūtha
Old Saxon: mund, mūth
Middle Dutch: mont m., f.
Dutch: mond m.; -monde, -muiden
Old Franconian: munt
Middle Low German: munde, mūde
Old High German: mund (8.Jh.)
Middle High German: munt (-d-) st. mj. 'mund, maul; mündung, öffenung'
German: Mund m.
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Pokorny's dictionary :
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Number: 1291
Root: menth-2
English meaning: to chew, mouth
German meaning: `kauen; Gebiß, Mund'
Material: Ai. math- `fressen': gr. μάθυιαι γνάθοι Hes. (vgl. ματτύνη `maked. Fleischgericht'), μασάομαι `kaue, beiße' (von *μαθια-, idg. *mn̥th-i̯ā), μαστάζω `kaue', μάσταξ f. `Mund' und `Mundvoll', μαστιχάω `knirsche mit den Zähnen', μοσσύνειν μασα̃σθαι βραδέως Hes. (wohl mit ο aus α vor υ, aus *μασ(σ)ύνειν `vorausgesetzt von att. Μασυντίας, παραμασύντης m. `parasita'); e-stufig μέστακα την μεμασημένηντροφήν Hes. (*menth-to-);
lat. mandō, -ere, -i, mansum `kauen' (*menthō);
nir. méadal `Bauch, Gedarme' (*menth-lā oder *mn̥th-lā);
ahd. mindil, gamindel n. `Gebiß am Zaum', ags. mīðl ds., aisl. mēl (*minþl), aschwed. mīl ds.; aisl. minna-sk `küssen'; schwundstufig got. munþs, aisl. muðr, munne, ags. mūð, ahd. mund `Mund'; oder zu cymr. mant, s. oben men-1.
References: WP. II 270, WH. II 24; Specht Idg. Dekl. 253 f.
Pages: 732-733
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Altaic etymology :
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Proto-Altaic: *méŋa
Meaning: shape, face
Russian meaning: форма, лицо
Comments: For the same semantic relationship cf. PA *mi̯at`i. 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: *bEŋiŕ
Meaning: 1 face 2 be similar 3 open forestless place on a mountain slope
Russian meaning: 1 внешность, вид, лицо 2 быть похожим 3 открытое безлесное место на склоне горы
Old Turkic: beŋiz (Orkh.), meŋiz (OUygh.) 1
Karakhanid: meŋiz 1 (MK, KB) Turkish: beniz 1, benze- 2
Middle Turkic: beŋiz, meŋiz 1 (Sangl.) Uzbek: mäŋiz 'cheek'
Azerbaidzhan: bäniz 1, bänzä- 2
Turkmen: meŋiz 1, meŋze- 2
Khakassian: mīs 1 (Верб. - Abak.) Oyrat: mēs 3
Tuva: mēs 3
Tofalar: mē̃s 3
Kazakh: meŋze- 'to consider useful'
Gagauz: beniz 1, benze- 2
Karaim: beŋz 1, beŋze- 2
Karakalpak: megze- 2
Comments: VEWT 70, EDT 352, Лексика 208, ЭСТЯ 7, ФиЛ 207. In Chuv. cf. either min 'face colour' (if not = min 'red spot on face', see Лексика 208) or *paŋ > Proto-Perm.*baŋ (Лыткин-Гуляев 37). Turk. > MMong. meŋiz 'comparison, metaphor' (Щербак 1997, 129). turcet-prnum,turcet-meaning,turcet-rusmean,turcet-atu,turcet-krh,turcet-trk,turcet-chg,turcet-uzb,turcet-azb,turcet-trm,turcet-hak,turcet-alt,turcet-tuv,turcet-tof,turcet-kaz,turcet-gagx,turcet-krmx,turcet-klpx,turcet-reference,
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Mongolian etymology :
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Proto-Mongolian: *maji-kaj
Meaning: skin covering the head of animals
Russian meaning: шкура с головы животных
Written Mongolian: majiqai (L 523) Buriat: māxaj
Comments: Mong. > Neg. makī, Nan. maqị etc. (ТМС 1, 522). One can also mention WMong. majaɣ, maiɣ 'appearance, shape' (Khalkha, Kalm. majag, Mongr. majaG (234), Dag. maigal, majge-tej (MD 188, MGCD 477) - although the word is sometimes regarded (see Sukhebaatar) as borrowed < Tib. mayig, mayiga 'original'. monget-prnum,monget-meaning,monget-rusmean,monget-wmo,monget-hal,monget-bur,monget-reference,
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Japanese etymology :
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Proto-Japanese: *mána-i
Meaning: imitating, similarity
Russian meaning: подражание, сходство
Old Japanese: mane
Middle Japanese: mane
Tokyo: màne
Kyoto: mánè
Kagoshima: máne
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Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-Dravidian : *mūŋ-
Meaning : nose
Proto-South Dravidian: *mūŋ- Notes : Telugu mukku is irregular; this and certain other forms with inlaut -k- probably contaminated with *mok- 'face'.
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South Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-South Dravidian : *mūŋ-
Meaning : nose
Tamil : mūkku
Tamil meaning : nose, nostril, beak, nose-shaped part of anything
Tamil derivates : mūkkan_ man with a large or prominent nose; mukarai, mukari bottom of the nose; muka (-pp-, -nt-), mukar (-v-, -nt-), mō (-pp-, -nt-) to smell; mōppam smell; nose; mōr smell; (Tinn.) mōru to smell
Malayalam : mūkku
Malayalam meaning : nose, nozzle, beak
Malayalam derivates : mūkkan long-nosed; mukakka, mukaruka to smell, kiss
Kannada : mūgu, mū
Kannada meaning : nose, forepart, snout, beak, nozzle
Kannada derivates : mūga, mūgi man with a nose
Kodagu : mūkɨ
Kodagu meaning : nose
Tulu : mūku, mūgu, mūŋku
Tulu meaning : nose, beak
Tulu derivates : mūke man who snuffles or speaks through the nose; fem. mūki; mugaltè scent; mūri bad smell, stench; (?) mōga fragrance
Notes : Tulu mūri probably borrowed from Tamil, but Tulu mōga not quite clear.
Number in DED : 5024
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Nilgiri etymology :
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Proto-Nilgiri : *mūk
Meaning : nose
Kota : mūk "nose, funnel of bellows"
Toda : mūk "nose (in songs)"
Additional forms : Also Kota mūkn man with long nose; fem. mūky; Toda mūkūṛ- (mūkūṛy-) to meet (of persons, rivers); mūkūṭ- (mūkūṭy-) to cause to meet; ? mūkur_- (mūkur_y-) (person, ceremony) approaches
Number in DED : 5024
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Telugu etymology :
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Proto-Telugu : *mukk-
Meaning : nose, beak, end, point, tip
Telugu : mukku
Number in DED : 5024
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Kolami-Gadba etymology :
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Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *muŋ-aḍ
Meaning : nose
Kolami : muŋgaḍ
Kinwat Kolami : mukk
Kolami (Setumadhava Rao) : mukku
Naikri : muŋgaṛ
Naiki : muŋgan
Parji : muvāḍ (pl. muvācil)
Ollari Gadba : muŋan
Salur Gadba : muŋān
Poya Gadba : muŋgan
Number in DED : 5024
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Gondwan etymology :
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Proto-Gondi-Kui : *muŋ-el
Meaning : nose
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Pengo-Manda etymology :
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Proto-Pengo-Manda : *muŋel
Meaning : nose
Pengo : muŋgel
Manda : muŋgel
Number in DED : 5024
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Kui-Kuwi etymology :
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Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *muŋel-i
Meaning : nose
Kui : mungeli
Khuttia Kui : muŋgi
Kuwi (Fitzgerald) : mūngelli
Kuwi (Schulze) : mungeli
Sunkarametta Kuwi : muŋgeli (pl. muŋgelka)
Parja Kuwi : muŋgeli (pl. muŋgelka)
Kuwi (Israel) : muŋgeli
Number in DED : 5024
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