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Sino-Caucasian etymology :
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Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *qāmsṭV̆́
Meaning: ant, grasshopper, etc.
sccet-meaning,sccet-prnum,sccet-cauc,sccet-stib,sccet-yen,
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North Caucasian etymology :
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Proto-North Caucasian: *qāmVc̣V / *GāmVc̣V
Meaning: ant; grasshopper
Notes: An expressive (like most names of insects) and widely spread common NC root. Inspite of some phonetic variation (especially irregular is the PTs form), it seems worth reconstructing for PNC.
caucet-prnum,caucet-meaning,caucet-nakh,caucet-aand,caucet-cez,caucet-lak,caucet-lezg,caucet-abad,caucet-comment,
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Nakh etymology :
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Proto-Nakh: *qēc̣- (~ -ʒ-)
Meaning: bug, bed-bug
Chechen: qīzig
Comments: Attested only in Chech., but having probable external parallels.
nakhet-prnum,nakhet-meaning,nakhet-che,nakhet-comment,
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Avar-Andian etymology :
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Protoform: *ʁamc̣a
Meaning: 1 grasshopper, locust 2 dragonfly
Andian language: ʁac̣a 1
Akhvakh: ʁač̣a 1
Chamalal: ʁanc̣a 1
Tindi: ʁarc̣a 1
Karata: ʁac̣a 1
Godoberi: ʁac̣a 2
Comments: Cf. also God. Zib. ʁanc̣a 'dragonfly'. A variant *qamc̣a (with voiceless *q-) is reflected in Cham. Gig. χanza 'grasshopper'.
aandet-prnum,aandet-meaning,aandet-and,aandet-akv,aandet-chm,aandet-tnd,aandet-krt,aandet-gdb,aandet-comment,
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Tsezian etymology :
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Proto-Tsezian: *χ:ɔ̃c̣ǝ A
Meaning: grasshopper
Tsezi: χoc̣i
Ginukh: χoc̣e
Bezhta: χac̣o
Gunzib: χɔ̃c̣ǝ
Comments: PTsKh *χoc̣ǝ (~ -õ-), PGB *χɔ̃c̣ǝ.
cezet-prnum,cezet-meaning,cezet-cez,cezet-gin,cezet-bzt,cezet-gnz,cezet-comment,
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Lak etymology :
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Lak root: qac̣
Meaning: locust
Lak form: qac̣
Comments: Cf. Khosr. qʷac̣ id. The Khosr. dialect has also qʷarč 'grasshopper'; its relationship to this root is unclear (it could be a contamination of qʷac̣ with the reflex of PEC *χwĕrćV q.v. - which should have been *χ:ʷarč or *harč).
laket-prnum,laket-meaning,laket-lak,laket-comment,
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Lezghian etymology :
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Proto-Lezghian: *qamc̣(a) / *q̇amc̣(a)
Meaning: 1 grasshopper 2 gadfly
Tabasaran: uḳan q̇Ianc: 1
Agul: q̇ac̣rak 2 (Bursh.)
Archi: apal-χac̣i 1
Comment: The word is contaminating with the PL root for 'tongs' q.v. (Tab. uḳan q̇Ianc: means literally 'grass tongs'). Although this is obviously a folk-etymology, it creates problems for the precise reconstruction of the PL form.
lezget-prnum,lezget-meaning,lezget-tab,lezget-agu,lezget-arc,lezget-comment,
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Abkhaz-Adyghe etymology :
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Proto-West-Caucasian: *q:amǝʒa-
Meaning: 1 ant 2 ant-hill
Adyghe: q:āmzagʷ 1
Kabardian: q:ānʒagʷ 2
Comments: PAK *q:amʒá-gʷǝ (*-gʷǝ is probably 'middle, location').
abadet-prnum,abadet-meaning,abadet-adg,abadet-kab,abadet-comment,
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Sino-Tibetan etymology :
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Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *K[ŏ]m ( ~ Q-)
Meaning: a k. of insect (cricket, locust)
Kachin: diŋgam1 locusts.
stibet-prnum,stibet-meaning,stibet-chin,stibet-kach,
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Chinese characters :
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Character: 蛩
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 : cricket
Russian meaning[s]: 1) саранча; 2) сверчок
Radical: 142
Four-angle index: 8754
Karlgren code: 1172 |e ́
bigchina-reading,bigchina-ochn,bigchina-cchn,bigchina-wchn,bigchina-echn,bigchina-epchn,bigchina-mpchn,bigchina-lpchn,bigchina-mchn,bigchina-meaning,bigchina-oshanin,bigchina-stibet,bigchina-radical,bigchina-oshval,bigchina-karlgren,
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Yenisseian etymology :
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Proto-Yenisseian: *qǝnte (~χ-)
Meaning: ant
Ket: qъ̄nt / qъ̄nte1, pl. qъ̄nten1 / qъ̄ntenǝŋ1
Yug: xъntɨ1, pl. xъntɨnɨŋ1
Comments: ССЕ 259. Werner 2, 149.
yenet-prnum,yenet-meaning,yenet-ket,yenet-sym,yenet-notes,
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Long-range etymologies :
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Borean (approx.) : KVMCV
Meaning : ant, insect
Amerind (misc.) : *kaci 'ant' (R 8) globet-meaning,globet-afas,globet-scc,globet-amer,
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Afroasiatic etymology :
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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *ḳVc-am/n-
Meaning: locust; ant; larva
Notes: Cf. *ḳʷVṭVn/m- 'small insect, worm'. Cf. Lamb Wol 428; 380
afaset-meaning,afaset-prnum,afaset-sem,afaset-agw,afaset-lec,afaset-hec,afaset-wrz,afaset-dhl,afaset-omo,afaset-notes,
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Semitic etymology :
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Number: 2469
Proto-Semitic: *ḳVṣVm-
Meaning: locust, (locust) larva
Ugaritic: ḳṣm 'saltamontes' [DLU 375]. In 1.3 II 10 (ʕlh kʔirbym kp // kḳṣm ɣrmn kp mhr 'palms of the hand above her like locusts // palms of the hands of warriors below her like grasshoppers in swarm (?)'). Alternative proposals quoted in [DLU] look by far less attractive.
Arabic: ḳaṣam- 'oeufs de sauterelles' [BK 2 755], [Fr. III 457], [Q II 166], ḳaṣām- 'sauterelle' [Dozy II 368] (only in Saadiya's translation of Ps 78.46, = Hbr. ḥāsīl).
Amharic: ḳǝč̣am 'nit, louse' [K 844].
Notes: Cf. Sab. mḳṣm treated in detail in [Sima 130]: "Das Nomen mḳṣm, das offensichtlich eine Art von landwirtschaftlichen Schaden bezeichnet, wurde zu unterschiedlichen Wurzeln gestellt ... Etymologie und genaue Bedeutung bleiben daher offen". Since the Sab. term occurs in RES 4230 C/2 side by side with ḳlm-m 'insect pest', it is tempting to connect it with the present root (mḳṣ-m, with metathesis). Cf. semantically close terms united under ..., No. ..., likely related to the present root by metathesis. [DLU 375]: Ugr., Arb.
semet-proto,semet-prnum,semet-meaning,semet-uga,semet-ara,semet-amh,semet-notes,
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Central Cushitic (Agaw) etymology :
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Proto-Agaw: *ḳič-
Meaning: 'worm'
Bilin: ḳešaa
Khamir: ḥesaa
Qwara: cešii
Dembea: cesee
Qemant: cǝsaa
agwet-prnum,agwet-meaning,agwet-bil,agwet-xmr,agwet-kwr,agwet-dmb,agwet-kem,
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Low East Cushitic etymology :
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Proto-Low East Cushitic: *ḳuC̣aC̣/n-
Meaning: 'ant'
Somali: quḍaan-ǯo 'black ants'
Konso: quǯaǯee-ta 'ant'
lecet-prnum,lecet-meaning,lecet-som,lecet-kon,
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High East Cushitic etymology :
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Proto-High East Cushitic: *ḳissan-
Meaning: 'spider'
Darasa (Gedeo): ḳissan-e
Kambatta: ḳissoonna-ta
Notes: HEC 140
hecet-prnum,hecet-meaning,hecet-dar,hecet-kmb,hecet-notes,
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Warazi etymology :
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Proto-Warazi: *kuṭaṭ- (<*guṭaṭ- ?)
Meaning: 'small ants'
Gawwada (Gawata): kuč̣ač̣e
wrzet-prnum,wrzet-meaning,wrzet-gaw,
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Dahalo etymology :
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Dahalo: ḳúci
Meaning: 'bee larva'
Notes: EEN 19
dhlet-prnum,dhlet-meaning,dhlet-notes,
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Omotic etymology :
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Proto-Omotic: *ḳaC̣/s-
Meaning: 'red ant' 1, 'black ant' 2, 'louse' 3
Ometo: Kachama ḳac̣o 2
Wolamo (Wolaitta): ḳaac̣uwa 1
Kafa (Kaficho): ḳaač̣o 1
Ari: ḳasa 3
Notes: Lmb Wol 428
omoet-prnum,omoet-meaning,omoet-ome,omoet-wol,omoet-kaf,omoet-ari,omoet-notes,
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