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Sino-Caucasian etymology :
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Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *mVħV́
Meaning: berry
sccet-meaning,sccet-cauc,sccet-stib,sccet-yen,
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North Caucasian etymology :
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Proto-North Caucasian: *mVħV (/*ħVmV)
Meaning: a k. of berry
Notes: Reconstructed for the PEC level. There is not enough evidence to reconstruct the vocalism.
caucet-prnum,caucet-meaning,caucet-aand,caucet-lak,caucet-lezg,caucet-comment,
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Avar-Andian etymology :
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Protoform: *mVHV-
Meaning: a shrub with dark red berries
Avar: maħáħi (dial.)
aandet-prnum,aandet-meaning,aandet-ava,
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Lak etymology :
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Lak root: maħija
Meaning: bilberry
Lak form: maħija
laket-prnum,laket-meaning,laket-lak,
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Lezghian etymology :
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Proto-Lezghian: *HVm- ( ~ j-)
Meaning: strawberry
Udi: oma / uIma
Comment: Attested only in Udi; the form is cited from Khaidakov 1973, thus not very reliable.
lezget-prnum,lezget-meaning,lezget-udi,lezget-comment,
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Sino-Tibetan etymology :
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Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *mɨ̄j
Meaning: bud, blossom
Tibetan: me-tog flower.
Kachin: nmoi1 blossoms, as of grain.
Lushai: moi be beginnig to form in the bud (as rice).
Comments: Ben. 67.
stibet-prnum,stibet-meaning,stibet-chin,stibet-tib,stibet-kach,stibet-lush,stibet-comments,
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Chinese characters :
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Character: 枚
Modern (Beijing) reading: méi
Preclassic Old Chinese: mǝ̄j
Classic Old Chinese: mǝ̄j
Western Han Chinese: mǝ̄j
Eastern Han Chinese: mǝ̄j
Early Postclassic Chinese: mǝ̄j
Middle Postclassic Chinese: mǝ̄j
Late Postclassic Chinese: mǝ̄j
Middle Chinese: moj
English meaning : branch, board
Russian meaning[s]: 1) штука; поштучно; счетный суффикс для тонких или круглых предметов; 2) ствол (дерева); 3) мундштук, удила; 4) Мэй (фамилия)
Shuowen gloss: 榦也.從木支.可為杖也.詩曰.施于條枚. [249]
Comments: For *m- cf. Min forms: Xiamen, Chaozhou bue2, Fuzhou muoi2.
Radical: 75
Four-angle index: 6236
Karlgren code: 0546 a
Shijing occurrences: 10.1_
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Chinese Dialects :
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Number: 607
Character: 枚
MC description : 蟹合一平灰明
ZIHUI: 2653 1151
Beijing: mei 12
Jinan: mei 12
Xi'an: mei 12
Taiyuan: mei 1
Hankou: mei 12
Chengdu: mei 12
Yangzhou: mǝi 12
Suzhou: me_ 12
Wenzhou: mai 12
Changsha: mei 12
Shuangfeng: mie 12
Nanchang: mǝi 31
Meixian: mɔi 12
Guangzhou: mui 12
Xiamen: muĩ 12 (lit.); bue 12
Chaozhou: bue 12
Fuzhou: muei 12
Shanghai: me_ 32
Zhongyuan yinyun: mei 12
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Yenisseian etymology :
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Proto-Yenisseian: *pi
Meaning: berry (of birdcherry)
Ket: hī
Yug: fi
Kottish: fi, *phi, pl. figan, figaŋ "Traubenkirsche (Prunus Padui)"
Arin: ṕa (Лоск.)
Comments: ССЕ 248. Werner 1, 320 *phi. Not quite clear is the relationship of Kott. fagé, phage, g. fagei//fagā, pl. fakŋ "Traubenkirsche", (Бол.) pak-šulpi "birdcherry", Ass. pak-šúlbi "strawberry" (Werner 1, 275 *phagǝ) - is it a separate root or a compound *pi + *xaʔq 'tree'?
yenet-prnum,yenet-meaning,yenet-ket,yenet-sym,yenet-kot,yenet-ari,yenet-notes,
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