Change viewing parameters
Select another database
Long-range etymologies :
Search within this database
Borean (approx.) : HVPV
Meaning : to grasp
Reference : ND 1844, 1879. globet-meaning,globet-nostr,globet-afas,globet-austr,globet-reference,
Search within this database
Nostratic etymology :
Search within this database
Eurasiatic: *HaṗV
Meaning: to grasp
Uralic: FL *appV- 'to scoop, eat voraciously'
References: ND 1879 *qVpʕV 'seize, hold'; 1844 *qabʔV 'to scoop, draw water' (hardly distinguishable). nostret-meaning,nostret-prnum,nostret-alt,nostret-ura,nostret-kart,nostret-reference,
Search within this database
Altaic etymology :
Search within this database
Proto-Altaic: *ùp`í
Meaning: to grasp
Russian meaning: хватать
Comments: Despite VEWT 522, hardly borrowed in Turkic < Mongolian; the reverse direction is possible, but semantics of the Mong. word speaks rather against it. altet-prnum,altet-meaning,altet-rusmean,altet-turc,altet-mong,altet-kor,altet-jap,altet-reference,
Search within this database
Turkic etymology :
Search within this database
Proto-Turkic: *üp
Meaning: 1 to rob, snatch, abduct 2 trophies, treasures
Russian meaning: 1 похищать, грабить 2 трофеи, сокровища
Shor: öp 2
Oyrat: üp 2
Yakut: üp 2
Tuva: üp 2, üpte- 1
Kirghiz: üp 2
turcet-prnum,turcet-meaning,turcet-rusmean,turcet-krh,turcet-shr,turcet-alt,turcet-jak,turcet-tuv,turcet-krg,turcet-reference,
Search within this database
Mongolian etymology :
Search within this database
Proto-Mongolian: *(h)öb
Meaning: share, allotted part, inheritance
Russian meaning: надел, доля, наследство
Written Mongolian: öb (L 627) Khalkha: öv
monget-prnum,monget-meaning,monget-rusmean,monget-wmo,monget-hal,
Search within this database
Korean etymology :
Search within this database
Proto-Korean: *op- / *up-
Meaning: to pick out, dig out
Russian meaning: вытаскивать, выкапывать
Modern Korean: obi-, ubi-
Middle Korean: upui-, upɨi-
Comments: Liu 593, KED 1201, 1239. koret-prnum,koret-meaning,koret-rusmean,koret-phn,koret-ako,koret-reference,
Search within this database
Japanese etymology :
Search within this database
Proto-Japanese: *ùmpà-p-
Meaning: to grasp, seize
Russian meaning: хватать, захватывать
Old Japanese: ubap-
Middle Japanese: ubaf-
Tokyo: ubá-
Kyoto: úbá-
Kagoshima: ubá-
Comments: JLTT 777. The accent in Kagoshima is aberrant. japet-prnum,japet-meaning,japet-rusmean,japet-ajp,japet-mjp,japet-tok,japet-kyo,japet-kag,japet-comments,
Search within this database
Kartvelian etymology :
Search within this database
Proto-Kartvelian: *qp-
Russian meaning: кусать
English meaning: to bite
Svan: qǝp- / qp-
Notes and references: Иллич-Свитыч (МССHЯ 371) сравнивает основу с ПИЕ *Hap- 'хватать, брать', алт. *abu / *apu id.
kartet-prnum,kartet-rusmean,kartet-meaning,kartet-sva,kartet-notes,
Search within this database
Afroasiatic etymology :
Search within this database
Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *qafVʕ-
Meaning: hold
Notes: In Sem, ḥ and ʕ are incompatible.
afaset-meaning,afaset-prnum,afaset-sem,afaset-egy,afaset-wch,afaset-dhl,afaset-notes,
Search within this database
Semitic etymology :
Search within this database
Number: 1882
Proto-Semitic: *ḫVpw/y-
Meaning: 'pack' 1, 'cover' 2, 'conceal' 3
Akkadian: ḫapû 1
Hebrew: ḥpy 2
Arabic: ḫpy 3
semet-proto,semet-prnum,semet-meaning,semet-akk,semet-hbr,semet-ara,
Search within this database
Egyptian etymology :
Search within this database
Old Egyptian: ḫfʕ (pyr)
Meaning: 'catch, grasp, pack'
Notes: Cf. also h_fʕ 'fist' (pyr).
egyet-prnum,egyet-meaning,egyet-notes,
Search within this database
West Chadic etymology :
Search within this database
Proto-WChadic: *k/ga/uf-
Meaning: 'grasp, seize' 1, 'catch' 2, 'take a handful of' 3
Hausa: kaf 'security of hold' 1, gāp 2 'tongs'
Tangale: kɔɔbe 2 [JgT]
Pa'a: ḳǝfā̀ 3 [MS]
Geji: goop-ti 1, 2 [Cs N 783]
Mangas: kwup 1 [Cs]
Sayanchi: ŋgap 1 [Cs]
Boghom: kúp 1, 2 [Cs N 783]
Dwot: kap-ti 1, 2 [Cs N 783]
Ngizim: gàfáu 1 [ShN]
Bade: gaf 1 [Kr N ]
wchet-prnum,wchet-meaning,wchet-hsa,wchet-tng,wchet-paa,wchet-gej,wchet-mng,wchet-say,wchet-bgh,wchet-dwo,wchet-ngz,wchet-bad,
Search within this database
Dahalo etymology :
Search within this database
Dahalo: ḥap-
Meaning: snatch quickly
dhlet-prnum,dhlet-meaning,
Search within this database
Austric etymology :
Search within this database
Proto-Austric: *ʔVp
Meaning: to embrace
Austroasiatic meaning: embrace
Proto-Thai: ʔo:p to embrace CK
austr-meaning,austr-prnum,austr-aa,austr-aame,austr-tai,
Search within this database
Austro-Asiatic etymology :
Search within this database
Proto-Austro-Asiatic: ʔVp
Meaning: embrace
Thai: ʔo:p to embrace CK
aaet-meaning,aaet-prnum,aaet-thai,aaet-kat,aaet-kmr,
Search within this database
Katuic etymology :
Search within this database
Proto-Katuic: *ʔo:p
Meaning: to hug, cover up
Presyllable: #
References: P-1235
katet-meaning,katet-prpr,katet-prnum,katet-wkat,katet-ekat,katet-bibref,
Search within this database
West Katuic etymology :
Search within this database
Proto-West Katuic:
Meaning: to hug, cover up
Kui: ʔɔ:p.N
Kui meaning: to embrace, hug
Kuay: ʔɔ:p.N
Kuay meaning: embrace
Ngeu: ʔo:p.N
Ngeu meaning: embrace
wkatet-meaning,wkatet-prnum,wkatet-kui,wkatet-kuime,wkatet-kuay,wkatet-kuayme,wkatet-ngeu,wkatet-nyeume,
Search within this database
East Katuic etymology :
Search within this database
Proto-East Katuic: *ʔɔ:p / *ʔop
Meaning: to hug, cover up
Presyllable: kǝ-/#
Pakoh: ʔop.T
Pakoh meaning: to cover over; ʔup to cover
Katu dialects (1): ʔaʔɔ:p
Katu dialects (2): kaʔɔ:p
Katu dialects (3): kaʔɔ:p "embrace"
Katu meaning: hen sits on eggs
ekatet-meaning,ekatet-epre,ekatet-prnum,ekatet-pak,ekatet-pakme,ekatet-and,ekatet-hka,ekatet-hkv,ekatet-katme,
Search within this database
Khmer etymology :
Search within this database
Khmer: ʔaop
Meaning: to hold with both arms
Old Khmer: ʔaup
Old Khmer Meaning: to embrace
References: P57, JP432
kmret-meaning,kmret-prnum,kmret-okh,kmret-okmean,kmret-ref,
Search within this database
Select another database
Change viewing parameters
Total pages generated | Pages generated by this script | 336393 | 3109046 |
| Help
|
StarLing database server | Powered by | CGI scripts | Copyright 1998-2003 by S. Starostin | ![](/images/harbour-button.gif) | Copyright 1998-2003 by G. Bronnikov Copyright 2005-2014 by Phil Krylov |
|