Nostratic etymology :

Eurasiatic: *ńVjrV

Meaning: flow

Borean: Borean

Altaic: *najVrV

Uralic: Finn. nira 'Bach' (Dolg.: Ur. *ń[i]ra 'stream, liquid')

Dravidian: *ńīr-

Eskimo-Aleut: *ńar(ǝ)va

Comments: Cf. *ńorV.

References: ОСНЯ 2, 89 (should be probably kept different from the preceding root); МССНЯ 369; ND 1615 *ńaRu 'swamp' (Alt. + Ur. from *ńorV); 1622 *ńihr[a] 'to stream, a stream, liquid' (Ur. + Drav.).

Altaic etymology :

Proto-Altaic: *najV(rV)

Nostratic: Nostratic

Meaning: lake, river

Russian meaning: озеро, река

Mongolian: *naɣur

Tungus-Manchu: *niāru

Korean: *nāih

Comments: Should be kept apart from *ni̯úŕe, despite ОСHЯ 2, 89.

Mongolian etymology :

Proto-Mongolian: *naɣur

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: lake

Russian meaning: озеро

Written Mongolian: naɣur (L 558)

Middle Mongolian: na'ur (HY 2, SH), nāwor 'sea' (IM), nāwur (Lig.VMI)

Khalkha: nūr

Buriat: nūr

Kalmuck: nūr

Ordos: nūr

Dagur: naur (Тод. Даг. 156), naure (MD 195)

Monguor: nūr (SM 290), (MGCD nōr)

Comments: KW 282, MGCD 516, TMN 1, 515. Mong. > Evk. nor etc., see Doerfer MT 103.

Tungus etymology :

Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *niāru

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: 1 lake 2 swamp

Russian meaning: 1 озеро 2 болото

Evenki: ńārut 1

Even: ńarụqaɣ 2

Literary Manchu: ńari 2

Nanai: nịarõ 2

Udighe: ńau 2

Comments: ТМС 1, 636.

Korean etymology :

Proto-Korean: *nāih

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: river

Russian meaning: река

Modern Korean: nǟ

Middle Korean: nāi (nāih-)

Comments: Nam 101, KED 315.

Dravidian etymology :

Proto-Dravidian : *ńīr-

Meaning : water

Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology

Proto-South Dravidian: *nīr

Proto-Telugu : *nīr-

Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *ńīr

Proto-Gondi-Kui : *nīr

Brahui : dīr

South Dravidian etymology :

Proto-South Dravidian : *nīr

Meaning : water

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : nīr

Tamil meaning : water, sea, juice, liquor, urine, dampness, moisture; nature, disposition, state, condition

Tamil derivates : (-pp-, -tt-) to become thin or watery (as liquid food in cooking), be wet, moist; nīrmai property of water, as coolness; nīr nāy otter

Malayalam : nīr

Malayalam meaning : water, juice, moisture

Malayalam derivates : nīr nāy otter

Kannada : nīr, nīru

Kannada meaning : water

Kannada derivates : (Gul.) nīrki thirst; nīru nāyi otter

Kodagu : nīrɨ

Kodagu meaning : water

Tulu : nīrụ

Tulu meaning : water

Tulu derivates : nīrụ nāyi otter

Proto-Nilgiri : *nīr

Number in DED : 3690

Nilgiri etymology :

Proto-Nilgiri : *nīr

Meaning : water

South Dravidian etymology: South Dravidian etymology

Kota : nīr "water, semen"

Toda : nīr

Additional forms : Also Toda nīxoy- (nīxos-) to be thirsty (see 4455); nī pāw watering-place in stream

Number in DED : 3690

Telugu etymology :

Proto-Telugu : *nīr-

Meaning : water, urine

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Telugu : nīru

Additional forms : Also nīḷḷu (pl.) water; īmiri moisture

Number in DED : 3690

Kolami-Gadba etymology :

Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *ńīr

Meaning : water

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Kolami : īr

Naikri : īr

Naiki : īr

Parji : nīr "water, general appearance, character"

Ollari Gadba : nīr

Salur Gadba : nīr

Additional forms : Also Naiki īr kak- to bathe; Parji nīr netta, Salur (P) nīr nete otter

Number in DED : 3690

Gondwan etymology :

Proto-Gondi-Kui : *nīr

Meaning : wet (?)

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Konda : nīr masu

Konda etymology :

Konda : nīr masu

Meaning: mist, dew

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Number in DED : 3690

Brahui etymology :

Brahui : dīr

Meaning : water, flood-water, juice, sap

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Number in DED : 3690

Eskimo etymology :

Proto-Eskimo: *ńar(ǝ)va-

Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology

Meaning: lake

Russian meaning: озеро

Proto-Yupik: *ńarǝva-, *ńanva-

Proto-Inupik: *narva-

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 214

Yupik etymology :

Proto-Yupik: *ńárǝva-, *ńanva-

Eskimo etymology: Eskimo etymology

Meaning: lake

Russian Meaning: озеро

Sirenik: jájvǝχ

Chaplino: nājvaq (t)

Alutiiq Alaskan Yupik: nanwaq

Central Alaskan Yupik: nanvaq

Nunivak (Peripheral): nannuvạq*

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 214

Inupik etymology :

Proto-Inupik: *nạrvą-

Eskimo etymology: Eskimo etymology

Meaning: lake

Russian meaning: озеро

Seward Peninsula Inupik: navraq

SPI Dialects: Imaq návraq* 'lake, lagoon', W na(z)ʁvąq* (āk, ēt)

North Alaskan Inupik: narvaq

NAI Dialects: B, Ingl naʁvąq*

WCI Dialects: M naʒvąq*, Cop nalvaq, Sig najvaq

ECI Dialects: Lab nachvak* [Jen.]

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 214

Long-range etymologies :

Borean (approx.) : NVRV

Meaning : flow

Eurasiatic : *ńVjrV

Afroasiatic : *nihar-

Reference : ND 1619, 1622 (hard to distinguish in SH).

Afroasiatic etymology :

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *nihar-

Meaning: flow

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

Semitic: *nVhar- 'flow'

East Chadic: *nyar- < *niHar- 'flow slowly'

Semitic etymology :

Number: 1836

Proto-Semitic: *nVhar-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'flow'

Arabic: nhr [-a-]

Notes: Related to *nahar- 'river': Akk nāru, Ug nhr, Hbr nāhār, Aram nahrā, Arab nahr-.

East Chadic etymology :

Proto-EChadic: *nyar- < *niHar-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: flow slowly

Mokilko: nyèr-nyírè [JMkk]

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