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Nostratic etymology :
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Eurasiatic: *wVṭV(mV)
Meaning: brain, marrow; head
nostret-meaning,nostret-prnum,nostret-alt,nostret-ura,nostret-kart,
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Altaic etymology :
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Proto-Altaic: *i̯ŏ̀t`à(mu) ( ~ *i̯ằt`ò-)
Meaning: top of head, head
Russian meaning: темя, голова
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: *utumuk
Meaning: back of head
Russian meaning: затылок
Evenki: utumuk
Even: ötömöhök
Orok: utumu
tunget-prnum,tunget-meaning,tunget-rusmean,tunget-evk,tunget-evn,tunget-ork,tunget-reference,
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Korean etymology :
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Proto-Korean: *utu
Meaning: 1 head 2 top of head
Russian meaning: 1 голова 2 темя, верхушка головы
Modern Korean: udu-mǝri 2
Middle Korean: utu 1
koret-prnum,koret-meaning,koret-rusmean,koret-phn,koret-ako,koret-reference,
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Japanese etymology :
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Proto-Japanese: *àtàmà
Meaning: 1 top of head 2 head
Russian meaning: 1 темя 2 голова
Middle Japanese: àtàmà 1, 2
Tokyo: atamá 2
Kyoto: átàmà 2
Kagoshima: atamá 1
Hateruma: àmàsɨ_̀kùrɨ̀ 2
japet-prnum,japet-meaning,japet-rusmean,japet-mjp,japet-tok,japet-kyo,japet-kag,japet-hat,japet-comments,
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Uralic etymology :
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Number: 1162
Proto: *wiδV(-mV)
English meaning: marrow, brain
German meaning: Knochenmark, Gehirn
Finnish: yty 'Knochenmark, Kern, Most, Mark', ydin (gen. ytimen), ydyn (gen. ytymen)
Estonian: üti (gen. üdi) 'Mark'
Saam (Lapp): âđâ -đđâm- (N) 'marrow; marrow bone; plumpness', atām (L) 'Mark, Markknochen', at (gen. atti̊me) (T), øδe (gen. ottem) (Kld. Not.) 'Mark'
Mordovian: ud́em (E), ud́ime, ud́eme 'Mark, Kern'
Mari (Cheremis): vim (KB), wem (U B) 'Mark'
Udmurt (Votyak): viji̮m (S), vijǝ̑m (K), vim (G) 'Gehirn, Mark'
Komi (Zyrian): vem (S P), vim (PO)
Khanty (Ostyak): welǝm (V), wetǝm (DN), welǝm (O) 'Mark'
Mansi (Vogul): wälǝm (TJ), wɔ̄̈lǝm (KU), walǝm (P), wālǝm (So.) 'Knochenmark'
Hungarian: velő (acc. velőt, Px3Sg. veleje) 'Mark, Hirn, Kern'
Sammalahti's version: *wü/ödi/ämi
uralet-proto,uralet-prnum,uralet-meaning,uralet-germmean,uralet-fin,uralet-est,uralet-saa,uralet-mrd,uralet-mar,uralet-udm,uralet-kom,uralet-khn,uralet-man,uralet-ugr,uralet-samm2,
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Kartvelian etymology :
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Proto-Kartvelian: *ṭwin-
Russian meaning: мозг
English meaning: brain
Georgian: ṭvin-
Megrel: ṭvin-, ṭven-
Notes and references: ЭСКЯ 181, EWK 328.
kartet-rusmean,kartet-meaning,kartet-gru,kartet-meg,kartet-notes,
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Long-range etymologies :
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Borean (approx.) : WVTMV
Meaning : brain, head
globet-meaning,globet-nostr,globet-scc,
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Sino-Caucasian etymology :
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Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ɦwōmdV
Meaning: head, brain
sccet-meaning,sccet-prnum,sccet-cauc,sccet-stib,sccet-buru,
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North Caucasian etymology :
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Proto-North Caucasian: *ɦwōmdV
Meaning: brain
Notes: Reconstructed for the PEC level.
caucet-prnum,caucet-meaning,caucet-nakh,caucet-aand,caucet-cez,caucet-lezg,caucet-comment,
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Nakh etymology :
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Proto-Nakh: *ħadV (~-ā-)
Meaning: brain
Chechen: ħē
Ingush: ħɔ
Batsbi: ħad(a)
Comments: 6th class in all languages.
nakhet-prnum,nakhet-meaning,nakhet-che,nakhet-ing,nakhet-bcb,nakhet-comment,
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Avar-Andian etymology :
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Protoform: *ħon(d)i
Meaning: 1 brain 2 head
Avar: ʕadá- 2
Andian language: honu 1
Akhvakh: hani 1
Chamalal: han (Gig.) 1
Tindi: hani 1
Karata: hane 1
Godoberi: hani 1
Comments: Avar has preserved the root only in oblique cases. Cf. also Av. Chad. ʕadá-maħu / ʕadá-naħu; Cham. U.-Gakv. han 'fruit-stone' (Tind. hani also has this meaning).
aandet-prnum,aandet-meaning,aandet-ava,aandet-and,aandet-akv,aandet-chm,aandet-tnd,aandet-krt,aandet-gdb,aandet-comment,
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Tsezian etymology :
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Proto-Tsezian: *ʔãd̥1̇a
Meaning: brain
Tsezi: ata
Ginukh: ata
Khvarshi: ãta
Inkhokvari: ãta
Bezhta: ãda
Gunzib: ãda
Comments: PTsKh *ʔãta, PGB *ʔãda.
cezet-prnum,cezet-meaning,cezet-cez,cezet-gin,cezet-khv,cezet-inh,cezet-bzt,cezet-gnz,cezet-comment,
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Lezghian etymology :
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Proto-Lezghian: *ħomt(a)
Meaning: 1 brain 2 head (of a woman, an animal)
Agul: ħüt 1 (Bursh.)
Rutul: jüt 1 (Khnov.)
Archi: oInt 2
Comment: Arch. pl. oInt-or. The preserved -n- in Arch. points to PL *-m-.
lezget-prnum,lezget-meaning,lezget-agu,lezget-rut,lezget-arc,lezget-comment,
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Sino-Tibetan etymology :
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Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *thō ( ~ dh-,-ǝ̄w)
Meaning: head
Burmese: LB *[ɣux]-tux head.
Lepcha: to up there, up, above
stibet-prnum,stibet-meaning,stibet-chin,stibet-burm,stibet-lepcha,stibet-kir,
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Chinese characters :
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Character: 頭
Modern (Beijing) reading: tóu
Preclassic Old Chinese: dhō
Classic Old Chinese: dhō
Western Han Chinese: dhwā
Eastern Han Chinese: dhwā
Early Postclassic Chinese: dhōw
Middle Postclassic Chinese: dhǝ̄w
Late Postclassic Chinese: dhǝ̄w
Middle Chinese: dʌw
English meaning : head; beginning, end [LZ]
Russian meaning[s]: 1) голова; макушка, верхушка; вершина; 2) главный; верхний; лучший; передний, передовой; первый; 3) глава; лидер, вождь; атаман; 4) начало; начальный; крайняя оконечность; конец (напр. палки); 5) перед, впереди; раньше; 6) срок, время; 7) голова; счетное слово и суффикс а) для скота; б) для дел, событий; [-tou] 1) словобразовательный суффикс существительных а) круглых и цилиндрических предметов; б) людей, часто презрительно; в) чего-либо стоящего, достойного, интересного; г) отрезков времени; 2) суффикс наречий места
Comments: For *dh- cf. Xiamen, Chaozhou, Fuzhou thau2, Jianou the2.
Radical: 181
Four-angle index: 8067
Karlgren code: 0118 e
Vietnamese reading: d_ầu
Jianchuan Bai: tɨ7
Dali Bai: tɨ7
Bijiang Bai: ṭo1-, ṭɨ7
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Chinese Dialects :
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Number: 2233
Character: 頭
MC description : 流開一平侯定
ZIHUI: 7333 1507
Beijing: thou 12
Jinan: thou 12
Xi'an: thou 12
Taiyuan: thou 1
Hankou: thou 12
Chengdu: thǝu 12
Yangzhou: thôɨ 12
Suzhou: döy 12
Wenzhou: diu 12
Changsha: tôu 12
Shuangfeng: die 12
Nanchang: thɛu 12
Meixian: thɛu 12
Guangzhou: thau 12
Xiamen: thɔ 12 (lit.); thau 12
Chaozhou: thau 12
Fuzhou: teu 12 (lit.); tau 12
Shanghai: tô 32
Zhongyuan yinyun: thou 12
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Kiranti etymology :
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Proto-Kiranti: *dhǝ̀ // *dhǝ̀ŋ
Meaning: head, above
Kaling: dhoŋ head
Comments: Cf. *thǝ̀. Toba 91 *toŋ. kiret-prnum,kiret-meaning,kiret-kal,kiret-lim,kiret-dum,kiret-kul,kiret-yam,kiret-notes,
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Limbu dictionary :
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Entry: thɛge:k, -dhge:k
Grammar: n.
Meaning: head.
limet-prnum,limet-pspeech,limet-meaning,limet-comments,
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Dumi dictionary :
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Entry: do:
Grammar: n.
Meaning: scalp, hair on head
Nepali: kes!
dumet-prnum,dumet-pspeech,dumet-meaning,dumet-nepali,dumet-comments,
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Kulung dictionary :
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Entry: tɔN
Grammar: n.
Meaning: head
Nepali: ṭāuko.
kulet-prnum,kulet-pspeech,kulet-meaning,kulet-nepali,
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Yamphu dictionary :
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Entry: taŋ
Grammar: n.
Meaning: hair on the head.
Nepali: kes
yamet-prnum,yamet-pspeech,yamet-meaning,yamet-nepali,
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Burushaski etymology :
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Common Burushaski: *-jáṭe
Meaning: 1 head 2 above
Yasin: -jáṭes 1, jáṭe 2
Hunza: -jáṭis 1, jáṭe 2
Nagar: -jáṭis 1, jáṭe 2
buruet-prnum,buruet-meaning,buruet-yas,buruet-hun,buruet-ngr,
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