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Sino-Tibetan etymology :
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Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *prak (~ b-)
Meaning: rock
Tibetan: brag rock.
Kachin: luŋ2bra2 rock.
Comments: BG: Garo roŋ-brak rock; Kanauri rag'; Kham pǝLrǝ boulder. Sh. 137; Ben. 40. ? Cf. OCh. 墣 *phōk, *phrōk clod of earth.
stibet-prnum,stibet-meaning,stibet-tib,stibet-kach,stibet-kir,stibet-comments,
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Kiranti etymology :
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Proto-Kiranti: *rǝk (/*brǝk)
Meaning: cliff
Sunwar: rõgu rock, cliff (nasalisation is unclear)
Tulung: brɔ cliff, stiff place
Kaling: 'ro cliff, mountain
Comments: For -gu in S see *Ku 'mountain'.
kiret-prnum,kiret-meaning,kiret-sun,kiret-tul,kiret-kal,kiret-lim,kiret-dum,kiret-kul,kiret-yam,kiret-notes,
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Limbu dictionary :
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Entry: ya:kke:k
Grammar: n.
Meaning: cliff, precipice, abyss, chasm.
limet-prnum,limet-pspeech,limet-meaning,
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Dumi dictionary :
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Entry: dha:mro:
Grammar: n.
Meaning: 1) cliff, precipice; 2) avalanche (with ho:tnɨ vi-3 'come' or khotnɨ vi-3 'go')
Nepali: 1) bhīr; 2) pahiro
Comments: 2) Dha:mro: hutsa An avalanche came down.
dumet-prnum,dumet-pspeech,dumet-meaning,dumet-nepali,dumet-comments,
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Kulung dictionary :
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Entry: damrɔ
Grammar: n.
Meaning: precipice, steep slope
Nepali: bhīr.
kulet-prnum,kulet-pspeech,kulet-meaning,kulet-nepali,
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Yamphu dictionary :
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Entry: o:bräk
Grammar: n.
Meaning: big, flat rock, typically a rock on which one dries grain.
yamet-prnum,yamet-pspeech,yamet-meaning,
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Sino-Caucasian etymology :
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Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *rḗGV ( ~ -xG-)
Meaning: hill, rock
Comments and references : LDC 28.
sccet-meaning,sccet-cauc,sccet-stib,sccet-notes,
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North Caucasian etymology :
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Proto-North Caucasian: *rēG_V
Meaning: hill; bank
Notes: Reconstructed for the PEC level. Correspondences are regular.
caucet-prnum,caucet-meaning,caucet-aand,caucet-cez,caucet-darg,caucet-comment,
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Avar-Andian etymology :
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Protoform: *riq̇:a
Meaning: hill, mountain
Chamalal: jeq̇:a
Botlikh: req̇:a
Godoberi: req̇:a
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Tsezian etymology :
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Proto-Tsezian: *riqu (~-ɨ-,-ǝ-)
Meaning: mountain slope
Ginukh: requ
Comments: Isolated in Gin., but with reliable external parallels.
cezet-prnum,cezet-meaning,cezet-gin,cezet-comment,
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Dargwa etymology :
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Proto-Dargwa: *deʁ
Meaning: bank, shore
Akusha: deʁ
darget-prnum,darget-meaning,darget-drg,
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