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Afroasiatic etymology :
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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *kur-
Meaning: (be) round
Notes: Cf. Dhl kiir-ood- 'make in a ball'
afaset-meaning,afaset-sem,afaset-wch,afaset-cch,afaset-ech,afaset-notes,
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Semitic etymology :
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Number: 1134
Proto-Semitic: *kur-
Meaning: 'ball'
Arabic: kur-at-
Notes: Cf. Arab krw [-u-] 'give spherical form to smth.'. Note the anomalous morphological structure of the noun
semet-proto,semet-prnum,semet-meaning,semet-ara,semet-notes,
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West Chadic etymology :
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Proto-WChadic: *kwar--
Meaning: 'round' 1, 'around' 2, 'encircle' 3
Dera=Kanakuru: kā́rè 3 [NmK]
Maha: korkor ́1 [NmM]
Kifri=Giwo: kòrò 2 [St]
Notes: Cf. Ngizim kwàr-kwàr-tu 'turn around and around' [ShN] äŋδ Bgh kǖrya, Mangas kūr 'drum' [Cs]
wchet-prnum,wchet-meaning,wchet-der,wchet-mah,wchet-krf,wchet-notes,
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Central Chadic etymology :
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Proto-CChadic: *kwar-kwar-
Meaning: 'round'
Mbara: kálà [TMba]
Malgwa: kór-kóre [Lr]
Notes: vowel assim. in Mbara, -l- < *-r- is possible.
cchet-prnum,cchet-meaning,cchet-mba,cchet-zgh,cchet-notes,
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Proto-EChadic: *kar-
Meaning: 'rotate'
Dangla: kā̀rè [Fd] (faire la tour)
echet-prnum,echet-meaning,echet-dng,
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