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Sino-Tibetan etymology :
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Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *rŏt (~-ŭ-)
Meaning: narrow valley
Kachin: (H) niŋrut a ravine, gap, landslide.
stibet-prnum,stibet-meaning,stibet-chin,stibet-kach,
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Character: 埒
Modern (Beijing) reading: lè lüè
Preclassic Old Chinese: rhot
Classic Old Chinese: rhwat
Western Han Chinese: rhwat
Eastern Han Chinese: rhwat
Early Postclassic Chinese: lhwet
Middle Postclassic Chinese: lhwet
Late Postclassic Chinese: lhwet
Middle Chinese: lwet
English meaning : channel, river-bed [LZ]
Russian meaning[s]: 1) низкая стена (ограда); 2) рамки, пределы; 3) равный, одинаковый; быть равным; 4) горный поток
Comments: For *rh- cf. Fuzhou luok7.
Radical: 32
Four-angle index: 3216
Karlgren code: 0299 d
bigchina-reading,bigchina-ochn,bigchina-cchn,bigchina-wchn,bigchina-echn,bigchina-epchn,bigchina-mpchn,bigchina-lpchn,bigchina-mchn,bigchina-meaning,bigchina-oshanin,bigchina-comment,bigchina-stibet,bigchina-radical,bigchina-oshval,bigchina-karlgren,
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Sino-Caucasian etymology :
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Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *lerṭwe [rather *relṭwe]
Meaning: pit, ravine
sccet-meaning,sccet-cauc,sccet-stib,sccet-yen,
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North Caucasian etymology :
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Proto-North Caucasian: *lerṭwe
Meaning: hollow; pit, foundation
Notes: Reconstructed for the PEC level. The PN form and the variation l-/r- in other languages indicate PEC initial *l- and medial *-r-.
caucet-prnum,caucet-meaning,caucet-nakh,caucet-aand,caucet-cez,caucet-lak,caucet-darg,caucet-lezg,caucet-comment,
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Nakh etymology :
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Proto-Nakh: *larṭ ( ~ -ā-)
Meaning: foundation
Chechen: lard
Ingush: lard
Comments: 4th class in both languages.
nakhet-prnum,nakhet-meaning,nakhet-che,nakhet-ing,nakhet-comment,
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Avar-Andian etymology :
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Protoform: *riṭʷV
Meaning: shallow, sand-bar
Chamalal: ruṭi-l (Gig.)
Comments: Cf. also Cham. Gad. jiṭʷi id. Attested only in Cham., but having probable external parallels.
aandet-prnum,aandet-meaning,aandet-chm,aandet-comment,
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Tsezian etymology :
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Proto-Tsezian: *roṭV ( ~ j-,-ǝ-)
Meaning: hole in the wall
Bezhta: joṭo
Comments: Attested only in Bezht., but having probable external parallels.
cezet-prnum,cezet-meaning,cezet-bzt,cezet-comment,
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Lak etymology :
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Lak root: raṭ
Meaning: ravine, river-bed
Lak form: raṭ
Comments: Cf. also Khosr. raṭ 'brook, stream'.
laket-prnum,laket-meaning,laket-lak,laket-comment,
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Dargwa etymology :
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Proto-Dargwa: *luṭi
Meaning: bottom; hoof
Akusha: luṭi
Comments: Cf. also Ur., Tsud. luṭi, Kub. luṭe id.
darget-prnum,darget-meaning,darget-drg,darget-comment,
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Lezghian etymology :
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Proto-Lezghian: *lerṭʷ ( ~ -ä-)
Meaning: foundation
Tabasaran: šib-riṭ
Agul: šeb-reṭ (Fit.)
Comment: Both Tab. and Ag. reflect a compound *ʎ:ep:ɨ-lerṭʷ (with *ʎ:ep: 'foundation' as the first component). Cf. also Tab. Düb. šarwaṭa (with metathesis < šaw-raṭa) and especially Khür. š:aw-luṭ 'foundation', preserving the original l- and pointing directly to PL *lerṭʷ (in other dialects l- > r- under the influence of *-r-).
lezget-prnum,lezget-meaning,lezget-tab,lezget-agu,lezget-comment,
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Yenisseian etymology :
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Proto-Yenisseian: *ŕatar
Meaning: depression in tree trunks
Ket: ĺátɨĺ (Werner 2, 8)
Yug: latar5
Comments: Werner 2, 3, 8 (without reconstruction).
yenet-prnum,yenet-meaning,yenet-ket,yenet-sym,yenet-notes,
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