Nostratic etymology : List with all references

Eurasiatic: *ǯVrVkV ( ~ ʒ-)

Meaning: joy

Altaic: *ǯŭ̀rVko

Dravidian: *cork- (*s-)

Proto-Altaic: *ǯŭ̀rVko

Nostratic: Nostratic

Meaning: courage, joy

Russian meaning: храбрость, радость

Mongolian: *ǯirga-

Tungus-Manchu: *ǯurga- / *ǯurge-

Korean: *čɨ́rkǝ́b- / *čɨ́rkǝ̀b-

Japanese: *dǝ̀rǝ̀kǝ̀-p-

Comments: SKE 38; Poppe 1950, 572, Lee 1958, 113, Menges 1984, 266, АПиПЯЯ 77; Дыбо 5, Martin 231, Miller 1985, 150, 1985a, 83, JOAL 99, Whitman 1985, 126, Лексика 276. The root is quite reliable, but not completely regular, probably due to contractions and assimilations (not quite clear is -i- in Mong. - on analogy with ǯirüke 'heart'? - and voicing of -k- in TM).

Proto-Mongolian: *ǯirga-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: 1 happiness 2 to enjoy

Russian meaning: 1 счастье 2 радоваться

Written Mongolian: ǯirɣa- (L 1059) 2

Middle Mongolian: ǯirqalaŋ 1 (HY 37), ǯirqa- 2 (SH, HYt)

Khalkha: ǯarga- 2

Buriat: žargal 1

Kalmuck: ǯirɣъl 'life; happiness'

Ordos: ǯirGa- 2

Dagur: ǯarga- 2 (Tod. 142; MGCD ǯirga-)

Shary-Yoghur: ǯargǝ- 2

Monguor: ǯirGa- 2

Comments: KW 112, MGCD 433, TMN 1, 290. Mong. > Man. ǯirga-, see Doerfer MT 117, Rozycki 124; > Khak. čɨrɣa-, Kirgh. ǯɨrɣa- etc. (VEWT 201-202, ЭСТЯ 4, 42-43).

Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *ǯurga- / *ǯurge-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: 1 ethic, moral 2 honest 3 brave 4 justice

Russian meaning: 1 нравственный 2 честный 3 храбрый 4 справедливость

Even: ǯurri 3

Spoken Manchu: ǯurǝhan 4 (1041)

Literary Manchu: ǯurGan 4, ǯurGanGa 2

Oroch: ǯugge 1

Solon: ǯụrgana 1

Comments: ТМС 1, 277, 278.

Proto-Korean: *čɨ́rkǝ́b- / *čɨ́rkǝ̀b-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: to be glad

Russian meaning: радоваться

Modern Korean: čilgǝp- (-w-)

Middle Korean: čɨ́rkǝ́p- / čɨ́rkǝ̀p- (-w-)

Comments: Nam 439, KED 1520.

Proto-Japanese: *dǝ̀rǝ̀kǝ̀-p-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: to be glad

Russian meaning: радоваться

Old Japanese: joroko-b-

Middle Japanese: jòròkò-b-

Tokyo: yorokób-u

Kyoto: yórókób-ú

Kagoshima: yòròkòb-

Comments: JLTT 787.

Proto-Dravidian : *cork- (*s-)

Meaning : 1 drunk, intoxicated 2 pride, ecstasy

Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology

Proto-South Dravidian: *sork- (*c-)

Proto-Telugu : *cokk-

Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *Sorŋ-

Proto-South Dravidian : *sork- (*c-)

Meaning : proud, intoxicated

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : cerukku (cerukki-)

Tamil meaning : to be proud, vain, self-conceited, be elated with self-pride, be gay, lively, exult, be infatuated, increase, nurse, cherish as anger, enjoy to the full; n. haughtiness, pride, arrogance, self-conceit, exultation, elation, courage, intrepidity (as of army), infatuation, intoxication

Tamil derivates : cerukkam intoxication; cerukkan_ vain, self-conceited person; cokku (cokki-) to become languid, sleepy, enchanted, fascinated, etc.; n. stupor, torpor, dullness as produced by enchantment or drug

Malayalam : corukuka, curukuka

Malayalam meaning : to be stupified

Malayalam derivates : corukku slight intoxication, giddiness; corukkuka to feel dizzy

Kannada : sorku, sokku

Kannada meaning : to become mad, intoxicated, infatuated or rutty, grow stupid, bewildered or confused, grow proud or arrogant; n. infatuation, intoxication, rut, stupefaction, torpor, loss of consciousness

Kannada derivates : sokkuha becoming or being mad, etc.; joŋguẓi, joŋguḷi fainting, faintness

Kodagu : cokkɨ

Kodagu meaning : intoxication; fatness

Kodagu derivates : cokk- (cokki-) to be fat; (liquor) causes intoxication; cukk- (cukki-) to grow stout, fat; be proud, restive, high-spirited

Tulu : sorkụ, sorku

Tulu meaning : fat, vigour, rankness, luxuriance, lust, inordinate affection, pride, insolence

Tulu derivates : sorkuni, sorŋkuni, sokkuni to become fat, vigorous, be rank, luxuriant, be lustful, sensual, be proud, insolent; sorkelụ lust, rutting as an animal; vigorous, rank, lustful; sorkeluni to be in rut, lust after; sorkāvuni to make fat, vigorous, rank, give undue indulgence; ? cokku stupid, silly

Proto-Nilgiri : *Sok-

Notes : Tamil -e- is irregular, but cerukku seems to be the original form in any case; cokku, on the other hand, looks like a Kannada borrowing.

Number in DED : 2853

Proto-Nilgiri : *Sok-

Meaning : to take a nap; ? to change colour (fruit past prime, face because of starvation)

South Dravidian etymology: South Dravidian etymology

Kota : cok- (coky-)

Additional forms : Also Kota cok self-pride

Number in DED : 2853

Proto-Telugu : *cokk-

Meaning : ecstasy, trance, state of being beside oneself, swooning, fainting, intoxication, intense or inordinate affection or love, passion; vb. to be beside oneself, be intoxicated

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Telugu : cokku

Telugu (Krishnamurti) : sokku

Additional forms : Also sogayu to be beside oneself

Number in DED : 2853

Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *Sorŋ-

Meaning : to get drunk

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Parji : corñ- "to be drunk"

Salur Gadba : jōng ēr-

Poya Gadba : sorŋ-

Number in DED : 2853

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