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Kiranti etymology :
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Proto-Kiranti: *jóps
Meaning: break (in small pieces)
Tulung: jops- disintegrate, rust away, turn to dust
Kaling: 'jwɔmnä (j́obu) make small,fine, break into small pieces
Comments: Some interaction with *r[o]p is possible. Toba 91 *yap- (also confused with *jàl q.v.).
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Limbu dictionary :
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Entry: yupmaʔ, -yutt-/-yut-/-yuʔl
Grammar: vt.
Meaning: 1) whet, sharpen (with repeated movements in the same direction, as opposed to yaʔlapmaʔ, q.v.); 2) grind
Comments: 1) hɛnaN phɛdza:n kɛyuttuba Why are you sharpening the knife? 2) khunɛʔ luNsumʔo: pe:naʔ yuttu He's grinding millet on the luNsum.
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Kulung dictionary :
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Entry: yemma
Grammar: vt-2 [1: yeps- 2: yem-]
Meaning: thresh
Nepali: kuṭnu.
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Yamphu dictionary :
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Entry: yipma I
Stem: <yib- ; yip->
Grammar: v.intr. & v.tr.
Meaning: 1) v.intr. a) to sharpen; b) to be washed away, to erode, to crumble away 2) v.tr. to sharpen.
Comments: 1) ukkhuba yip.khä:.tt.ä. (landslide erode.go.PF.FCT) The land has eroded.
Nepali: udhyāunu
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Sino-Tibetan etymology :
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Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *kǝ̆k ( ~ g-, q-, G-)
Meaning: limit, peak
Burmese: LB *khak reaching its peak; expensive (in price).
Comments: Here perhaps Cuona kɔk.35 theʔ.53, Manipuri kok 'head'.
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Chinese characters :
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Character: 極
Modern (Beijing) reading: jí
Preclassic Old Chinese: gǝk
Classic Old Chinese: gǝk
Western Han Chinese: gǝk
Eastern Han Chinese: gǝk
Early Postclassic Chinese: gɨk
Middle Postclassic Chinese: gɨk
Late Postclassic Chinese: gɨk
Middle Chinese: gik
English meaning : to reach the end, come to, attain; highest point, ridge-pole, limit; attainment, center, middle point, correctness
Russian meaning[s]: 1) в высшей степени; крайне; крайний; 2) конек крыши; 3) крайняя оконечность, полюс; 4) кончиться; дойти до конца, доводить до предела
Comments: For *g cf. Xiamen, Fuzhou kik8, Chaozhou kek8, Jianou ki8.
Radical: 75
Four-angle index: 71
Karlgren code: 0910 e-f
Vietnamese reading: cụ'c
Shijing occurrences: 54.4_, 58.4_
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