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Sino-Caucasian etymology :
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Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *mVnV
Meaning: a k. of insect
Comments and references : Cf. also PST *mēŋ.
sccet-meaning,sccet-prnum,sccet-stib,sccet-buru,sccet-notes,
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Sino-Tibetan etymology :
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Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *mVn
Meaning: a k. of insect
Lepcha: tŭk-men, tŭŋ-men the white ant when they have obtained their wings, the flying white ant, spec. Termes
stibet-prnum,stibet-meaning,stibet-chin,stibet-lepcha,stibet-kir,
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Character: 蚊
Modern (Beijing) reading: wén
Preclassic Old Chinese: mhǝn
Classic Old Chinese: mhǝn
Western Han Chinese: mhǝn
Eastern Han Chinese: mhwǝn
Early Postclassic Chinese: mhwɨn
Middle Postclassic Chinese: mhwɨn
Late Postclassic Chinese: mhwɨn
Middle Chinese: mün
English meaning : mosquito [LZ]
Russian meaning[s]: комар, москит
Comments: For *mh- cf. Chaozhou buŋ1; Shaowu mǝn7.
Radical: 142
Four-angle index: 6401
Karlgren code: 0475 k-l
Jianchuan Bai: mo6-
Dali Bai: mɨ6-
Bijiang Bai: mo6-
bigchina-reading,bigchina-ochn,bigchina-cchn,bigchina-wchn,bigchina-echn,bigchina-epchn,bigchina-mpchn,bigchina-lpchn,bigchina-mchn,bigchina-meaning,bigchina-oshanin,bigchina-comment,bigchina-stibet,bigchina-radical,bigchina-oshval,bigchina-karlgren,bigchina-jianchuan,bigchina-dali,bigchina-bijiang,
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Kiranti etymology :
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Proto-Kiranti: *mùnti
Meaning: ant (flying)
Sunwar: mimti
Tulung: mundi white ant
Kaling: mündi a large flying ant
kiret-prnum,kiret-meaning,kiret-sun,kiret-tul,kiret-kal,kiret-yam,
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Yamphu dictionary :
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Entry: minjuwa
Grammar: n.
Meaning: fly.
Nepali: jhĩgo
yamet-prnum,yamet-pspeech,yamet-meaning,yamet-nepali,
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Burushaski etymology :
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Common Burushaski: *men
Meaning: a k. of insect like a wasp or hornet
Yasin: men
buruet-prnum,buruet-meaning,buruet-yas,
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Long-range etymologies :
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Borean (approx.) : MVNV
Meaning : a k. of insect
Eurasiatic : cf. "Alt. "*m[a]ŋi
Reference : Suggested by V. Glumov.
globet-meaning,globet-nostr,globet-afas,globet-scc,globet-reference,
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Afroasiatic etymology :
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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *min(n)-
Meaning: insect; worm
Notes: Cf. HSED 1771 *min- 'worm': Akk.; Twl; Cush
afaset-meaning,afaset-sem,afaset-brb,afaset-lec,afaset-hec,afaset-scu,afaset-mgg,afaset-notes,
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Semitic etymology :
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Number: 2404
Proto-Semitic: *mVn(Vn)-
Meaning: kind of insect
Akkadian: mūnu 'caterpillar' SB, NA [CAD m2 207], [AHw. 673]. Widely attested in lexical lists. Literary passages describe m. as an agricultural pest (e.g., Wiseman Treaties 599: kalmutu mūnu ākilu ālānīkunu mātkunu nagīkunu lušākilū 'let the louse, the caterpillar and the "devorer" eat your cities, your country and your region').
Syrian Aramaic: mǝnīnā 'curculio; cynips, musca' [Brock. 394], [PS 2165].
Arabic: minanat-, manūnat- 'aragnée' [BK 2 1155], [Fr. IV 212], [LA 13 419].
Geʕez (Ethiopian): tomni 'bedbug' [LGz. 576]. Not quite reliable since t-prefixaiton in animal names is not common in Semitic (but cf. Introduction ... ).
Notes: The following forms may be related to the present root with more or less probability: - Anc. mn in the difficult passage KAI 222A 30 discussed in No. ... (the translation 'caterpillar' is adopted in [HJ 647] and discussed in detail in [Tawil 60] while a striking similari- ty between mn ʔkl in the Arm. text and Akk. mūnu ākilu is likely stressed); - Ugr. mnm in 1.2 IV 3 (discussed in No. ...). Since the pa- leographic evidence for the last two signs is meager (cf. [Trop- per UG 244]), this equation is highly hypothetic; - Amh. ammuññǝt 'earthworm (which is active in the rainy seasons' [K 289] (also 'turtle'). - Syr. ʔāmōnā 'lacerta' [Brock. 25] (not very reliable se- mantically); note that according to [Zimmern 52] the Syr. word is borrowed from Akk. mūnu which is unlikely both semantically and phonetically.
semet-proto,semet-prnum,semet-meaning,semet-akk,semet-syr,semet-ara,semet-gzz,semet-notes,
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Berber etymology :
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Proto-Berber: *-minaw-
Meaning: 'louse's eggs' 1, 'k. of fly' 2
Ayr: i-mniw-ăn pl. 1
Tawllemmet: i-mniw-ăn pl. 1
Izdeg: Ayyashe ta-mna, Myill ti-mna 'mouche sacophage' Taifi 422 2
Notes: Aloj 129
brbet-prnum,brbet-meaning,brbet-ayr,brbet-twl,brbet-izd,brbet-notes,
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Low East Cushitic etymology :
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Proto-Low East Cushitic: *minn-
Meaning: 'tapeworm'
Oromo (Galla): minni
Arbore: miinne
lecet-prnum,lecet-meaning,lecet-oro,lecet-arb,
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High East Cushitic etymology :
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Proto-High East Cushitic: *minn-
Meaning: 'tapeworm'
Darasa (Gedeo): minne
hecet-prnum,hecet-meaning,hecet-dar,
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South Cushitic etymology :
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Proto-South Cushitic: *menan-
Meaning: 'tapeworm'
Asa-Aramanic: menana
scuet-prnum,scuet-meaning,scuet-asa,
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Mogogodo etymology :
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Mogogodo: ámáten
Meaning: 'locusts'
mgget-prnum,mgget-meaning,
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