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Sino-Caucasian etymology :
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Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *Hī́mxḳV̄
Meaning: sharp, to whet
Comments and references : NSC 54 *-xḳV. sccet-meaning,sccet-cauc,sccet-stib,sccet-yen,sccet-buru,sccet-notes,
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North Caucasian etymology :
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Proto-North Caucasian: *=ēmḳ_V
Meaning: sharp, to whet
Notes: Reconstructed for the PEC level. It is very tempting to compare also Lezghian data: Tsakh. Mishl. eḳi-n 'sharp' (Mik. eḳ-aʔas 'to sharpen'), Kryz. ʕaq̇- 'to sharpen, whet', Bud. eq̇i 'sharp'. However, the uvular in Kryz and Bud. ( = velar in Tsakh.) points rather to PL *ƛ̣ (*He(m)ƛ̣ɨ-), while from PEC *=ēmḳ_V we would expect PL *He(m)ḳɨ-. Perhaps Shakhdagh q̇ here is secondary, under the influence of the initial laryngeal?
caucet-prnum,caucet-meaning,caucet-nakh,caucet-aand,caucet-darg,caucet-khin,caucet-comment,
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Nakh etymology :
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Proto-Nakh: *ʔeḳ ( ~ -ē-)
Meaning: whetstone
Ingush: eg
Comments: Attested only in Ing., but having probable external parallels.
nakhet-prnum,nakhet-meaning,nakhet-ing,nakhet-comment,
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Avar-Andian etymology :
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Protoform: *=Vḳ:-
Meaning: to trim, hew (stone)
Avar: =eḳ:-
aandet-prnum,aandet-meaning,aandet-ava,
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Dargwa etymology :
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Proto-Dargwa: *=ebk:- (/*buk:-)
Meaning: 1 sharp 2 to sharpen, whet
Akusha: buga-si 1
Chiragh: =ebk:-/=ibk:- 2
Comments: Cf. also Ak. buga-bires 'to sharpen, whet'.
darget-prnum,darget-meaning,darget-drg,darget-chr,darget-comment,
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Khinalug etymology :
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Khinalug root: inḳ
North Caucasian etymology: 1910
Meaning: sharp
Khinalug form: inḳ
Comments: Cf. also inḳä-kʷi 'to sharpen, whet'.
khinet-prnum,khinet-meaning,khinet-khi,khinet-comment,
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Sino-Tibetan etymology :
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Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *Kēŋ
Meaning: whet, sharpen
Burmese: kjaŋh to whet a knife.
Comments: ? Cf. Karen *ʔ[ɛ]ŋ.3L 'bite'.
stibet-prnum,stibet-meaning,stibet-chin,stibet-burm,stibet-comments,
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Character: 硎
Modern (Beijing) reading: xíng
Preclassic Old Chinese: g(h)ēŋ
Classic Old Chinese: g(h)ēŋ
Western Han Chinese: gēŋ (~ ɣ-)
Eastern Han Chinese: giēŋ (~ ɣ-)
Early Postclassic Chinese: giēŋ (~ ɣ-)
Middle Postclassic Chinese: giēŋ (~ ɣ-)
Late Postclassic Chinese: giēŋ (~ ɣ-)
Middle Chinese: ɣieŋ
English meaning : whetstone
Russian meaning[s]: точильный камень, оселок
Radical: 112
Four-angle index: 2838
Karlgren code: 0808 f
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: *ʔīGV (~-ʔ-,-χ-)
Meaning: to whet, sharpen
Ket: i:3
Yug: i:3
Comments: ССЕ 195. Werner 1, 391 <*ijǝ / *igǝ>. See also *k-i-.
yenet-prnum,yenet-meaning,yenet-ket,yenet-sym,yenet-notes,
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Burushaski etymology :
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Common Burushaski: *iŋ
Meaning: blade (of a sword)
Hunza: iŋ
Nagar: iŋ
buruet-prnum,buruet-meaning,buruet-hun,buruet-ngr,
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