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Long-range etymologies :
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Borean (approx.) : LVNV
Meaning : dawn, light
Sino-Caucasian : ? ST *ƛŏŋ 'burn, heat', *ƛ[a]ŋ 'light, bright'
Notes : ST may be < Austric.
globet-meaning,globet-nostr,globet-scc,globet-austr,globet-notes,
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Nostratic etymology :
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Eurasiatic: *lVwŋV
Meaning: dawn, noon
References: Suggested by V. Glumov.
nostret-meaning,nostret-prnum,nostret-alt,nostret-ura,nostret-esk,nostret-reference,
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Altaic etymology :
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Proto-Altaic: *lúŋu ( ~ *ĺ-, -o-, -i)
Meaning: morning or evening dawn
Russian meaning: утренняя или вечерняя заря
Comments: An Eastern isogloss.
altet-prnum,altet-meaning,altet-rusmean,altet-tung,altet-kor,altet-jap,altet-reference,
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Tungus etymology :
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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *luŋur
Meaning: evening, dusk
Russian meaning: вечер, сумерки
Evenki: luŋur
Comments: ТМС 1, 511. Attested only in Evk., with possible parallels in Kor. and Jpn. tunget-prnum,tunget-meaning,tunget-rusmean,tunget-evk,tunget-reference,
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Korean etymology :
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Proto-Korean: *nò'ɨ̀r
Meaning: morning or evening dawn, red glow in the sky
Russian meaning: утренняя или вечерняя заря
Modern Korean: nōl
Middle Korean: nò'ɨ̀r
koret-prnum,koret-meaning,koret-rusmean,koret-phn,koret-ako,koret-reference,
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Japanese etymology :
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Proto-Japanese: *núN- / *núiN- / *núaN-
Meaning: rainbow
Russian meaning: радуга
Old Japanese: nizi, nuzi, dial. n(w)ozi
Middle Japanese: nízì
Tokyo: nijí
Kyoto: níjì
Kagoshima: níji
Comments: JLTT 498-499. The word raises many problems, due to irregular reshapings. Most forms reflect *nVn-si, but there are some going back to *nVn-ki, like Akita nogi, Shuri nūǯi etc. (see ibid.), so we conclude that the original stem must have been *nuN-, with varying suffixation. 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: 1408
Proto: *lowna
English meaning: day, midday
German meaning: Tag, Mittag
Finnish: louna (lounaja, lounat) 'Südwest, Südwesten; Mittag', lounas (gen. lounaan) 'Lunch'
Estonian: lõuna (gen. lõuna), dial. lõunag 'Süd, Südost; Mittag'
Udmurt (Votyak): nunal (S G), nǝ̑nal (K), nu̇nal, ni̮nal (J) 'Tag', lum-te̮l (S) 'Südwind', lum-šur (S) 'Mittag'
Komi (Zyrian): lun (S), vun (P), lun (PO) 'Tag; Tageslicht'
Sammalahti's version: *lowna
uralet-proto,uralet-prnum,uralet-meaning,uralet-germmean,uralet-fin,uralet-est,uralet-udm,uralet-kom,uralet-samm2,
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Eskimo etymology :
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Proto-Eskimo: *nuŋǝru- (~ *ni-)
Meaning: moon, star, light not bright
Russian meaning: луна, звезда, неяркий свет
esqet-prnum,esqet-meaning,esqet-rmean,esqet-yup,esqet-inup,
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Yupik etymology :
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Proto-Yupik: *núʁ(r)u-, *nuʁǝ́ra- (~ *ni-)
Meaning: light 1, to lighten 2
Russian Meaning: свет 1, освещать 2
Sirenik: núʁǝχ, //nuʁ(w)aχ [Rub.] 'moon', nuʁāsáχ, //nuʁǝciχ [Men.] 'star', núʁǝcǝ́χ 2
Chaplino: niʁúk (ɣǝt) 1, niʁúxtaqā 2, 'to be dawn', niʁúxtaʁaq (t) 'dawn'
Naukan: níʁafkaq 'mirage'
Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 133
yupet-prnum,yupet-mean,yupet-rmean,yupet-sir,yupet-chap,yupet-nauk,yupet-ced,
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Inupik etymology :
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Proto-Inupik: *nuŋu-, *nuira- (<*nuŋru-, *nuŋǝrra-)
Meaning: moon (not full)
Russian meaning: луна (неполная)
North Alaskan Inupik: nuŋu- 'to be old/ new moon'
Eastern Canadian Inupik: nuisajuq 'waxing crescent moon in first decade'
Greenlandic Inupik: nuŋu- 'to be new moon'
Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 237
inupet-prnum,inupet-meaning,inupet-rmean,inupet-nai,inupet-eci,inupet-gri,inupet-ced,
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Austric etymology :
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Proto-Austric: *laʔń
Meaning: star, moon
Austroasiatic meaning: star, moon
Proto-Austronesian: *bulaN
Austronesian meaning: moon, month; menstruation
Austronesian code: 5:92
Proto-Thai: plǝ:ŋ.B bright, shine; plaŋ.B light, bright; *P-ʔnɨanA moon
austr-meaning,austr-prnum,austr-aa,austr-aame,austr-an,austr-anme,austr-ancode,austr-tai,
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Austro-Asiatic etymology :
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Proto-Austro-Asiatic: lVŋ
Meaning: bright, shine
Thai: plǝ:ŋ.B bright, shine
Proto-Katuic: Bru pliaŋ.N
Proto-Khmu: LKM gliaŋ
aaet-meaning,aaet-prnum,aaet-thai,aaet-kat,aaet-kmu,
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