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Afroasiatic etymology :

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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *rak-/*rik-
Meaning: be thin, small
Semitic: *rik- 'be thin, be weak'
Western Chadic: *ra/uk- 'be thin' 1, 'become meagre' 2
Central Chadic: *rak- 'small'
East Chadic: *rVk- 'become meagre'
Notes: Cf. *riḳ- 'be thin, shallow'
afaset-meaning,afaset-sem,afaset-wch,afaset-cch,afaset-ech,afaset-notes,

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Semitic etymology :

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Number: 1895
Proto-Semitic: *rik-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'be thin, be weak'
Hebrew: rak
Arabic: rkk [-i-]
semet-proto,semet-prnum,semet-meaning,semet-hbr,semet-ara,

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West Chadic etymology :

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Proto-WChadic: *ra/uk-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'be thin' 1, 'become meagre' 2
Hausa: rā́kè 1
Bolewa: rukk- 2 [LkB]
wchet-prnum,wchet-meaning,wchet-hsa,wchet-bol,

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Central Chadic etymology :

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Proto-CChadic: *rak-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'small'
Bura: rǝka Kr 282
Ngwaxi: raka Kr
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East Chadic etymology :

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Proto-EChadic: *rVk-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'become meagre'
Dangla: ràkìyè [Fd]
Mokilko: ʔẽrkè [JMkk]
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