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Sino-Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *c̣VHV
Meaning: thorny plant
Sino-Tibetan: *cūH
Burushaski: *ṣaú
Comments and references : ? Cf. PAN *suqaR 'thorn'.
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Sino-Tibetan etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *cūH
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: thorn
Chinese: (?) 棗 *cūʔ ( ~ *ć-) jujube.
Burmese: ćuh awl, с́huh thorn, LB *c[h]ux; cf. also ćhwaʔ to pierce.
Kachin: ǯu3 a thorn.
Lushai: čiu to prick, pierce.
Lepcha: ǯŭ, a-ǯŭ a thorn, a prickle, a prong, any thorny plant
Kiranti: *cù
Comments: Meithei, Thado sou; Lakher seu; Mikir su thorn, sting, panji, iŋsu thorn; Thangkur kǝsui thorn; PG *-cu' thorn; BG: Garo su pierce, Dimasa su pierce, busu thorn; Banpara su; Kham zū̀; Kanauri tso; Rgyarung ndzo thorn; PK *CuCu sharp, pointed. Sh. 54, 436; Ben. 63-64; Mat. 191.
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Character:
Modern (Beijing) reading: zǎo
Preclassic Old Chinese: cūʔ (~ ć-)
Classic Old Chinese: cū́
Western Han Chinese: cǝ̄́w
Eastern Han Chinese: cǝ̄́w
Early Postclassic Chinese: cǝ̄́w
Middle Postclassic Chinese: cā́w
Late Postclassic Chinese: cā́w
Middle Chinese: cấw
English meaning : Chinese jujube (Ziziphus jujuba)
Russian meaning[s]: 1) бот. жужуб (Zizyphus vulgaris, китайский финик); 2) Цзао (фамилия)
Comments: Standard Sino-Viet. is ta`o.
Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology
Dialectal data: Dialectal data
Radical: 75
Four-angle index: 5385
Karlgren code: 1050 a
Vietnamese reading: táo
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Number: 1416
Chinese etymology: Chinese etymology
Character:
MC description : 效開一上皓精
ZIHUI: 2764 1334
Beijing: cau 2
Jinan: cɔ 2
Xi'an: cau 2
Taiyuan: cau 2
Hankou: cau 2
Chengdu: cau 2
Yangzhou: cɔ 2
Suzhou: cä 2
Wenzhou: cз 21
Changsha: cau 2
Shuangfeng: cǝ 2
Nanchang: cau 2
Meixian: cau 2
Guangzhou: čou 21
Xiamen: co 2
Chaozhou: co 21
Fuzhou: cɔ 2
Shanghai: cɔ 3
Zhongyuan yinyun: cau 2
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Kiranti etymology :

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Proto-Kiranti: *cù ( ~ ʔc-)
Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology
Meaning: thorn
Sunwar: cū̃ (with unclear nasalisation)
Tulung: сü
Comments: Cf. *CuCu 'sharp, pointed'.
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Burushaski etymology :

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Common Burushaski: *ṣau
Sino-Caucasian Etymology: Sino-Caucasian Etymology
Meaning: a k. of wild rose (the bark of which is used to make tea)
Yasin: ṣaú
Hunza: ṣoó
Nagar: ṣoó
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