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Berber etymology :
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Proto-Berber: *bayrru (?)
Meaning: 'fox'
Shilh (Tashelhit): a-bayrru DRB 1 146
Notes: Looking like a loan-word
brbet-prnum,brbet-meaning,brbet-shl,brbet-notes,
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Afroasiatic etymology :
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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *ba(ʔ)rVw/y-
Meaning: wolf, hyena, jackal
Notes: Cf. HSED 221 *bar- 'beast of prey': Akk.; Eg. bꜣ 'panther'; WCh.: Hs 'hyaena'; EDE II 148: Akk. ("perhaps"); Brb.; Cush.: Yaaku and Dah (both with a question mark); WCh.: Hs; C.Ch. (incl. forms like Gabin purìya and Bura mobulu which are hardly related); E.Ch.
afaset-meaning,afaset-sem,afaset-brb,afaset-wch,afaset-cch,afaset-ech,afaset-dhl,afaset-mgg,afaset-notes,
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Semitic etymology :
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Number: 1369
Proto-Semitic: *barbar-
Meaning: 'wolf' 1, 'jackal' 2
Akkadian: barbaru 'wolf ' OAkk on [CAD b 108];[AHw....]; barbartu 'she-wolf' SB [CAD b 108]
Arabic: babr-, pl. bubūr- 'espèce de chacal qui conduit le lion sur la piste de la proie (en pers. tigre)' [BK 1 81] [LA IV 37]; cf. hbr 'hyena'
Notes: Unless descriptive, cf. <Sem. *bVrbVr- 'to hawl, roar', cf. EDE II 148
semet-proto,semet-prnum,semet-meaning,semet-akk,semet-ara,semet-notes,
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West Chadic etymology :
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Proto-WChadic: *barVw/y-
Meaning: 'hyena' 1, (?) 'wild animal' 2
Hausa: bā́rū ́1
Ngamo: bàràyrìyà 2 Kr (otherwise <*bar(bar)- 'lion')
wchet-prnum,wchet-meaning,wchet-hsa,wchet-ngm,
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Central Chadic etymology :
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Proto-CChadic: *mburum-
Meaning: 'hyena'
Mwulyen: m̀búrmò Kr
Bachama: mburumǝy Kr
cchet-prnum,cchet-meaning,cchet-mwu,cchet-bch,
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East Chadic etymology :
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Proto-EChadic: *ba(Ha)r-
Meaning: 'hyena' 1, 'jackal' 2
Migama: bóòrú [JMig] 1
Bidiya: bóore [JBid] 1
Mubi: bṓrì [Lk:188], Toram bara 2
Birgit: bàrá [Jg 1973 MS) 1
echet-prnum,echet-meaning,echet-mig,echet-bid,echet-mub,echet-brg,
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Dahalo etymology :
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Dahalo: ḅṓr-a
Meaning: 'any dangerous animal'
Notes: Otherwise < *bar(bar)- 'lion'
dhlet-prnum,dhlet-meaning,dhlet-notes,
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Mogogodo etymology :
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Mogogodo: barié, pl. baria-k
Meaning: 'jackal'
Notes: Hei Ya 128
mgget-prnum,mgget-meaning,mgget-notes,
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