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Sino-Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *xGwăŋwV
Meaning: big stone, mound
North Caucasian: *GwămV (~-ǟ-)
Sino-Tibetan: *kŏŋ
sccet-meaning,sccet-cauc,sccet-stib,

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North Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-North Caucasian: *GwămV (~-ǟ-)
Meaning: big stone
Proto-Avaro-Andian: *ʁʷVmV
Proto-Tsezian: *χemu A
Proto-Dargwa: *ʁuma ( ~ *ʁʷama)
Notes: Reconstructed for the PEC level. Correspondences are regular.
caucet-meaning,caucet-aand,caucet-cez,caucet-darg,caucet-comment,

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Avar-Andian etymology :

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Protoform: *ʁʷVmV
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: pan
Akhvakh: miχ:i-ʁʷama (R)
Comments: A compound with miχ:i 'iron', cf. also Tseg. miχ:il ʁoma id. Attested only in Akhv., but having probable external parallels.
aandet-prnum,aandet-meaning,aandet-akv,aandet-comment,

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Tsezian etymology :

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Proto-Tsezian: *χemu A
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: 1 tomb-stone 2 stone 3 boundary stone
Tsezi: ħimu 1,3
Ginukh: χemu 2
Khvarshi: ħimu (Radzhibov)
Inkhokvari: hemu 3
Bezhta: ʁemo 1 (Khosh.)
Gunzib: ʁemu 1 (Nakh.)
Comments: PTsKh *χ̥1̇emu, PGB *ʁemu.
cezet-prnum,cezet-meaning,cezet-cez,cezet-gin,cezet-khv,cezet-inh,cezet-bzt,cezet-gnz,cezet-comment,

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Dargwa etymology :

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Proto-Dargwa: *ʁuma ( ~ *ʁʷama)
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: big stone
Chiragh: ʁuma
darget-prnum,darget-meaning,darget-chr,

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Sino-Tibetan etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *kŏŋ
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: top, above
Chinese: *g_oŋ mound.
Tibetan: goŋ the above.
Burmese: khauŋ the topmost place, khauŋh head.
Kachin: koŋ2 an elevation, a hill.
Lepcha: koŋ highest or preeminent
Kiranti: *[gh]ǝ̀ŋ
Comments: Tib. goŋ-ma superior is compared by Gong 47 with OCh. 皇 *wāŋ sovereign, magnificent (but cf. also 窮 *guŋ). Cf. Konyak *khu(ŋ) 'head'.
stibet-prnum,stibet-meaning,stibet-chin,stibet-tib,stibet-burm,stibet-kach,stibet-lepcha,stibet-kir,stibet-comments,

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Chinese characters :

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Character:
Modern (Beijing) reading: qióng
Preclassic Old Chinese: g(h)oŋ
Classic Old Chinese: g(h)oŋ
Western Han Chinese: g(h)oŋ
Eastern Han Chinese: g(h)oŋ
Early Postclassic Chinese: g(h)oŋ
Middle Postclassic Chinese: g(h)oŋ
Late Postclassic Chinese: g(h)oŋ
Middle Chinese: göuŋ
English meaning : mound
Comments: Used also for a homonymous *g(h)oŋ 'be distressed, distress'.
Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology
Radical: 0
Four-angle index: 0
Karlgren code: 1172 s-t
bigchina-reading,bigchina-ochn,bigchina-cchn,bigchina-wchn,bigchina-echn,bigchina-epchn,bigchina-mpchn,bigchina-lpchn,bigchina-mchn,bigchina-meaning,bigchina-comment,bigchina-stibet,bigchina-radical,bigchina-oshval,bigchina-karlgren,

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Kiranti etymology :

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Proto-Kiranti: *[gh]ǝ̀ŋ (//-k)
Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology
Meaning: ascend
Tulung: huŋ
Kaling: khonä (khöŋɔ) ascend, come up, (khondu) bring up
Kulung: gɔ̄ma 'carry by hand'
Yamphu: kakma
kiret-prnum,kiret-meaning,kiret-tul,kiret-kal,kiret-kul,kiret-yam,

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Kulung dictionary :

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Entry: gɔ:ma
Kiranti etymology: Kiranti etymology
Grammar: vt-4 [1: gɔN- 2: gɔNN- 3: gɔ:-]
Meaning: carry by hand
Nepali: hāt-mā linu.
kulet-prnum,kulet-pspeech,kulet-meaning,kulet-nepali,

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Yamphu dictionary :

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Entry: kakma II
Kiranti etymology: Kiranti etymology
Stem: <kag- ; kak->
Grammar: v.tr.
Meaning: to carry as much baggage as possible
Comments: kak.khätt.e. (load_lots.along.IMP) Take away as much as you can carry.
Nepali: aṭuūjel boknu
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