Afroasiatic etymology :

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *mar-

Meaning: bind, roll up

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

Egyptian: mr 'bind, tie' (med)

Western Chadic: *myar- 'twist, wring'

Low East Cushitic: *mar- 'roll up, turn'

South Cushitic: *mar- 'twist'

Egyptian etymology :

Old Egyptian: mr (med)

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'tie, bind'

West Chadic etymology :

Proto-WChadic: *myar-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'twist'

Angas: myār

Ankwe=Goemai: mìyòr

Tangale: mari [JgT]

Low East Cushitic etymology :

Proto-Low East Cushitic: *mar-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'turn, roll up'

Oromo (Galla): mar-, maar-

South Cushitic etymology :

Proto-South Cushitic: *mar-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'twist'

Iraqw (Mbulu): marra

Long-range etymologies :

Borean (approx.) : MVRV

Meaning : to roll, twist

Eurasiatic : *murV

Afroasiatic : *mar-

Amerind (misc.) : *molok (? *-r-) 'round' (R 585)

Nostratic etymology :

Eurasiatic: *murV

Meaning: twist

Borean: Borean

Indo-European: *mer(g, gh)-

Altaic: *múra

Uralic: Mord. murda-, Hung. marjít-

Kartvelian: *mor(gw)-

Dravidian: *mur-(Vg)-

References: ОСНЯ 2, 74-75. ND 1462 *muri 'to twist, roll, turn round'.

Indo-European etymology :

Proto-IE: *merg-

Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology

Meaning: cage, basket, net

Old Greek: mórgo-s `geflochtener Wagenkorb, in den Stroh und Spreu transportiert wird'

Slavic: *mérgā, *méržjā

Baltic: *mar̂g-ā̂ (2) f., *mer̂g-ā̂ f., *mar̂g-š-ā̂ (1?)

Latin: merges, -itis f. `Ährenbündel, Garbe'

Russ. meaning: плетеная клетка

References: WP II 283 (differently in Pok.)

Vasmer's dictionary :

Baltic etymology :

Proto-Baltic: *mar̂g-ā̂ (2) f., *mer̂g-ā̂ f., *mar̂g-š-ā̂ (1?)

Meaning: woven odj.

Indo-European etymology: Indo-European etymology

Lithuanian: márška `Stück Leinwand, Bettlaken, -tuch, kleiner Fischernetz'

Lettish: mar̂ga `Geländer; Bäume zum Anbinden der Pferde (bei einer Schenke); Galerie, Kirchenchor, Emporen', męr̂ga, mę̄rga 'Kirchenchor, Schlagbaum', mârsna² 'Laken od. Decke, worin Kinder zur Taufe nach der Kirche gebracht werden', mãrsns (Wolm.) 'Bündel; Tracht, soviel als man auf einmal im Laken gebunden wegtragen kann'

Altaic etymology :

Proto-Altaic: *múra

Nostratic: Nostratic

Meaning: round; turn, return

Russian meaning: круглый; поворачиваться, возвращаться

Turkic: *bur(a)-

Mongolian: *murui

Tungus-Manchu: *murV-

Korean: *muri

Japanese: *márǝ́

Comments: Poppe 36, ОСНЯ 2, 74-75, АПиПЯЯ 93, 278 (however, Kor. mɨrɨ- - rather to *mùgdó q. v.).

Turkic etymology :

Proto-Turkic: *bur(a)-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: to twist, wind round

Russian meaning: крутить, вертеть, поворачивать

Turkish: bur-

Tatar: bor-

Middle Turkic: bur- (Sangl., Pav. C.)

Uzbek: bur-, bura-

Uighur: bur-

Azerbaidzhan: bur-

Turkmen: bur-

Khakassian: pur-

Shor: pur-

Oyrat: buru-

Halaj: burq- 'вывернуть руку'

Chuvash: pъʷr-

Kirghiz: bur-, bura-

Kazakh: bur-, bura-

Noghai: bur-, bura-

Bashkir: bor-

Balkar: bur-

Gagauz: bur-

Karaim: bur-

Karakalpak: bur-, bura-

Kumyk: bur-

Comments: VEWT 89, EDT 355, ЭСТЯ 2, 264-267. Turk. *bur(g)agu > Kalm. burɣū, see KW 62.

Mongolian etymology :

Proto-Mongolian: *murui

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: awry, curve

Russian meaning: кривой

Written Mongolian: murui (L 552)

Middle Mongolian: muru, muri (IM), muri (MA)

Khalkha: muruj

Buriat: muŕū

Kalmuck: muŕū

Ordos: murʷī

Dagur: morčigui (Тод. Даг. 155: morčigoi)

Monguor: murī (SM 249)

Comments: KW 269. Cf. also *molir (Kalm. mölr, Khalkha mölgör) < *moril 'round'.

Tungus etymology :

Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *murV-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: 1 to walk round, return 2 round

Russian meaning: 1 обходить вокруг 2 круглый

Evenki: muru- 1, murume 2

Even: merъk- 1, merēti 2

Negidal: mejel 2

Literary Manchu: murǵen 2

Ulcha: muru-muru 2

Orok: morolime 2

Nanai: murǵi 2

Udighe: mogol`uö 'around'

Comments: ТМС 1, 559-560. TM (cf. Man. murixan 'bend, turn', Evk. morokō 'river bend') > Dag. morikal 'river bend' (Тод. Даг. 155), moronku, murunku 'screw-thread' (ibid.).

Korean etymology :

Proto-Korean: *muri

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: halo, ring (round the sun or moon)

Russian meaning: ореол, кольцо (вокруг солнца или луны)

Modern Korean: muri

Comments: KED 658.

Japanese etymology :

Proto-Japanese: *márǝ́

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: round

Russian meaning: круглый

Old Japanese: maro

Middle Japanese: máró

Tokyo: màru-

Kyoto: máru-

Kagoshima: mári

Nase: màrù-

Shuri: màrú

Hateruma: múrù-

Yonakuni: màrú-Nká

Comments: JLTT 834.

Kartvelian etymology :

Proto-Kartvelian: *morgw-

Nostratic: Nostratic

Russian meaning: клубок, моток

English meaning: roll, coil (n.)

Georgian: morgv-

Megrel: murgr-

Laz: murg-

Laz meaning (Rus.): клубок, ком

Laz meaning (Eng.): coil, clod

Notes and references: Кл. Сложный случай. Возможны три этимологические трактовки: a) < ностр. *muri 'скручивать' (ОСНЯ 2, 74-75, в качестве картв. рефлекса приводится груз. mor- "за "закруглять (дерево при обработке)"; ср. особенно формы с велярными суффиксами типа ПИЕ *merǝgh-); b) ВК происхождение - ср. формы типа авар. mergó, ботл. murgʷa 'веретено', восходящие к *mingʷa < ПВК *ʔwōngū, см. NCED 234; c) внутрикартвельская деривация *morgw- < *mo-grgw- (или *m-gorgw-), см. *grgw-. Не исключена контаминация различных по происхождению основ.

Dravidian etymology :

Proto-Dravidian : *mur-Vg-

Meaning : to bend; crooked

Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology

Proto-South Dravidian: *mur-i-

Proto-Telugu : *mur-

Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *mur-g-

Proto-Gondi-Kui : *mur-

Proto-North Dravidian : *mur-k-

South Dravidian etymology :

Proto-South Dravidian : *mur-i-

Meaning : to bend; to stretch

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : muri (-v-, -nt-)

Tamil meaning : to bend, lack in strength, be gentle; n. curve, bend

Tamil derivates : murimuri (-v-, -nt-) to curve, bend; murivu contracting, fold, laziness; mūri laziness, indolence; shaking off laziness; mūri nimir (-v-, -nt-) to stretch oneself as from laziness

Malayalam : muruṭuka

Malayalam meaning : to pluck by twisting (as coconuts)

Malayalam derivates : mūri numbness, apathy, stiffness; mūruka, mūri niviruka to stretch oneself

Kannada : muri

Kannada meaning : to bend, be bent, grow crooked, wind, meander, stretch oneself with windings of the limbs; bend, turn round or twist (as the whiskers); n. state of being bent, curved, etc., a bend, winding course of a river, ring

Kannada derivates : murike bending, crooking by straining; murige bending, twisting, a twist; muripu to turn round or whirl the fist; murivu bending or twisting, a bend, winding course of a river; surrounding; murucu to turn round, twist; muruḍisu to pluck up by twisting; muruhu a bend, curve, winding course of a river, a surrounding place, crookedness of mind, a crooked object, a pervert; turn, repetition; (PBh.) muruḷ crooked; (Gowda) murṇṭu to become crooked; mor(a)ku to be turning round or be giddy from pride; morahu a bend, winding course of running water

Tulu : muri

Tulu meaning : curve, circle, ring, twist, the creases of the hand, windings of a conch, etc.

Tulu derivates : murigè twist, entanglement; murlu stretching of a limb; murluni to be stretched as the limbs; mūri stretching oneself

Proto-Nilgiri : *mur-ĭ

Notes : It is not quite clear whether Kota muniv- really < *muri-nivir-.

Number in DED : 4977

Nilgiri etymology :

Proto-Nilgiri : *mur-ĭ

Meaning : to stretch the body in yawning

South Dravidian etymology: South Dravidian etymology

Toda : müry fuṛy- (fuṛs-)

Number in DED : 4977

Telugu etymology :

Proto-Telugu : *mur-

Meaning : to turn (tr.)

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Telugu : murincu

Number in DED : 4977

Kolami-Gadba etymology :

Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *mur-g-

Meaning : to bend

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Parji : murg- "to be bent"

Salur Gadba : murg- "to bend (while peeping)"

Kondekor Gadba : murg- (murug-) "to bend down"

Additional forms : Also Parji murgal hunchback; Salur murgēn bent

Number in DED : 4977

Gondwan etymology :

Proto-Gondi-Kui : *mur-

Meaning : crooked, deoormed

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Proto-Gondi : *mur-

Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *mur-l-

Gondi etymology :

Proto-Gondi : *mur-

Meaning : crooked

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Betul Gondi : muṛītānā "to be dislocated"

Maria Gondi (Smith) : moorga "humpbacked"

Additional forms : Also Gondi_Tr mur-jupnī aiānā to be crooked

Number in DED : 4977

Number in CVOTGD : 2909, 2923

Kui-Kuwi etymology :

Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *mur-l-

Meaning : deformed ear

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Kuwi (Israel) : murli kriyũ

Number in DED : 4977

North Dravidian etymology :

Proto-North-Dravidian : *mur-k-

Meaning : to sprain

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Kurukh : murkaʔānā

Additional forms : Also KUR murkārnā to sprain oneself.

Number in DED : 5012

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