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Yenisseian etymology :
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Proto-Yenisseian: *boŋ-
Meaning: herring
Ket: bɔŋtuɣ6, pl. bɔŋtu:ń3
Comments: The second part probably contains -tiɣ (PY *cīk-) 'fish' (with vocalic assimilation). Like many other fish names the stem is probably of Altaic origin (cf. PA *mVńVk`V 'a k. of fish', whence Yak. majaɣas 'сиг', Mong. munig 'уклейка' etc.).
yenet-prnum,yenet-meaning,yenet-ket,yenet-notes,
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Sino-Caucasian etymology :
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Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *xŋwaŋħV
Meaning: fish
Comments and references : In PY cf. perhaps rather *biń 'a piece of fish'.
sccet-meaning,sccet-prnum,sccet-cauc,sccet-stib,sccet-yen,sccet-notes,
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North Caucasian etymology :
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Proto-North Caucasian: *χ_wanħV
Meaning: fish
Notes: Reconstructed for the PEC level. Correspondences are regular.
caucet-prnum,caucet-meaning,caucet-aand,caucet-lak,caucet-lezg,caucet-comment,
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Avar-Andian etymology :
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Protoform: *χʷamʔi
Meaning: fish
Andian language: χʷami
Chamalal: χʷam
Tindi: χʷã
Karata: χ:ʷãj (Anch.)
Comments: The notation χ:ʷ in Kar. Anch. is probably a misspelling (χʷ should be expected).
aandet-prnum,aandet-meaning,aandet-and,aandet-chm,aandet-tnd,aandet-krt,aandet-comment,
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Lak etymology :
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Lak root: ħawa
Meaning: fish
Lak form: ħawa
Comments: Cf. Khosr. haIwa id.
laket-prnum,laket-meaning,laket-lak,laket-comment,
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Lezghian etymology :
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Proto-Lezghian: *χI:an:
Meaning: fish
Lezghian: ʁed
Rutul: χIat (Shin.)
Comment: In Auslaut it is possible to reconstruct both *-n: (with secondary unvoicing *-n: > *-d > -t in the Rutul dialect) and *-t:, but external evidence speaks in favour of the first solution.
lezget-prnum,lezget-meaning,lezget-lzg,lezget-rut,lezget-comment,
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Sino-Tibetan etymology :
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Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *ŋ(j)ă
Meaning: fish
Tibetan: ńa fish.
Burmese: ŋah fish, LB *ŋhax.
Kachin: ŋa3 fish.
Lushai: ŋha fish, KC *ŋha\.
Comments: PG *tàrŋa; BG: Garo na-tŏk, Bodo ŋa ~ na, Dimasa na; Chepang ŋa ~ nya; Tsangla ŋa; Moshang ŋa'; Namsangia ŋa; Kham ŋā̀L; Kaike ŋā; Trung ŋa1-plăʔ1. Simon 13; Sh. 36, 123, 407, 429; Ben. 47; Mat. 192; Luce 2.
stibet-prnum,stibet-meaning,stibet-chin,stibet-tib,stibet-burm,stibet-kach,stibet-lush,stibet-kir,stibet-comments,
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Chinese characters :
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Character: 魚
Modern (Beijing) reading: yú
Preclassic Old Chinese: ŋha
Classic Old Chinese: ŋha
Western Han Chinese: ŋha
Eastern Han Chinese: ŋha
Early Postclassic Chinese: ŋho
Middle Postclassic Chinese: ŋho
Late Postclassic Chinese: ŋho
Middle Chinese: ŋö
English meaning : fish
Russian meaning[s]: 1) рыба; рыбный; рыбий; 2) рыболовство, рыбное дело; рыболовный; 3) обр. письмо; 4) 6-е число (в телеграммах); 5) Юй (фамилия)
Shuowen gloss: 水蟲也.象形.魚尾與燕尾相似.凡魚之屬皆從魚. [575]
Comments: For *ŋh- cf. Xiamen hi2, Chaozhou hɨ2.
Radical: 195
Four-angle index: 8577
Karlgren code: 0079 a-f
Vietnamese reading: ngu'
Jianchuan Bai: ŋü4
Dali Bai: ŋü5
Bijiang Bai: ŋü4
Shijing occurrences: 10.3, 43.3
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Chinese Dialects :
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Number: 1330
Character: 魚
MC description : 遇合三平魚疑
ZIHUI: 7625 0999
Beijing: y 12
Jinan: y 12
Xi'an: y 12
Taiyuan: y 1
Hankou: y 12
Chengdu: y 12
Yangzhou: y 12
Suzhou: y 12
Wenzhou: ŋo_y 12
Changsha: y 12
Shuangfeng: y 12
Nanchang: ńiɛ 31
Meixian: ńi 12
Guangzhou: jy 12
Xiamen: hu 12 (lit.); hi 12
Chaozhou: hɨ 12
Fuzhou: ŋy 12
Shanghai: y 32 (lit.); ŋ 32
Zhongyuan yinyun: iu 12
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Kiranti etymology :
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Proto-Kiranti: *ŋǝ̀
Meaning: fish
Tulung: ŋō
Kaling: ŋö
Comments: Toba 90 *ngo(y).
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Limbu dictionary :
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Entry: na
Grammar: n.
Meaning: fish.
limet-prnum,limet-pspeech,limet-meaning,
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Dumi dictionary :
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Entry: Nɨ
Grammar: n.
Meaning: fish
Nepali: māchā.
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Kulung dictionary :
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Entry: Na
Grammar: n.
Meaning: fish
Nepali: māchā.
kulet-prnum,kulet-pspeech,kulet-meaning,kulet-nepali,
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Yamphu dictionary :
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Entry: na
Stem: <ŋa>
Grammar: n.
Meaning: fish.
yamet-prnum,yamet-stem,yamet-pspeech,yamet-meaning,
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Long-range etymologies :
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Borean (approx.) : NVNV
Meaning : a k. of fish
Eurasiatic : Ur. *ńowŋa salmon
Afroasiatic : *nun-
globet-meaning,globet-nostr,globet-afas,globet-scc,
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Afroasiatic etymology :
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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *nun-
Meaning: fish
Notes: Highly doubtful.
afaset-meaning,afaset-prnum,afaset-sem,afaset-cch,afaset-notes,
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Semitic etymology :
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Number: 2725
Proto-Semitic: *nūn-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: fish
Akkadian: nūn- OB on CAD N 336
Hebrew: nūn HAL 681
Judaic Aramaic: nūn
Syrian Aramaic: nūn
Arabic: nūn-at- un gros poisson BK 2 1373
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Central Chadic etymology :
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Proto-CChadic: *nōn-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'kind of fish' (unless <Arab.)
Masa: nōn 'la poisson sp.'
cchet-prnum,cchet-meaning,cchet-mas,
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