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Lezghian etymology :
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Proto-Lezghian: *ḳɨʔʷV-
Meaning: small
Rutul: ḳɨʔ-dɨ
Tsakhur: ḳɨ-lin
Budukh: ḳi-be
Archi: ħoḳo-t:ut
Comment: In Arch. the word is considered a nursery word and is somewhat irregular (metathesis, irregular shift of *h /that would be a normal reflex of *ʔʷ/ to ħ).
lezget-prnum,lezget-meaning,lezget-rut,lezget-cak,lezget-bud,lezget-arc,lezget-comment,
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North Caucasian etymology :
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Proto-North Caucasian: *ḳɨ̄ʔwV
Meaning: small
Notes: Reconstructed for the PEC level. The peculiar root structure in Lak. (č̣i=i- < *ḳi-i-) is explained by the reinterpretation of *-ʔw- > *-w- as a changeable class marker. The PN form is reduplicated (*kaḳV- < *ḳa-ḳVH- with dissimilation).
caucet-prnum,caucet-meaning,caucet-nakh,caucet-lak,caucet-lezg,caucet-comment,
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Nakh etymology :
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Proto-Nakh: *kaḳ-
Meaning: small, minute
Chechen: keg-ī (pl.)
Ingush: kegij (pl.)
Batsbi: kaḳẽ
Comments: The root is also present in Chech. kag-dan/keg-dan 'break, destroy' ('make minute'), Ing. kag-de, Bacb. keḳ-dar id. Cf. also Chech. Cheb. kagĩ 'small, minute', pl. kagij.
nakhet-prnum,nakhet-meaning,nakhet-che,nakhet-ing,nakhet-bcb,nakhet-comment,
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Lak etymology :
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Lak root: č̣i=i-
Meaning: small
Lak form: č̣i=i-s:a
Comments: Cf. Khosr. č̣i=i-s:a id.
laket-prnum,laket-meaning,laket-lak,laket-comment,
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Sino-Caucasian etymology :
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Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ḳɨ̄ʔV́
Meaning: small
sccet-meaning,sccet-cauc,sccet-stib,sccet-yen,
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Sino-Tibetan etymology :
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Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *k(j)ǝ̆j
Meaning: small, little, few
Tibetan: ãga some, few, several.
Kachin: ke3, kje3 be scarce, few, not plentiful; kji3 small, little.
stibet-prnum,stibet-meaning,stibet-chin,stibet-tib,stibet-kach,stibet-kir,
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Chinese characters :
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Character: 幾
Modern (Beijing) reading: jī
Preclassic Old Chinese: kǝj
Classic Old Chinese: kǝj
Western Han Chinese: kǝj
Eastern Han Chinese: kǝj
Early Postclassic Chinese: kɨj
Middle Postclassic Chinese: kɨj
Late Postclassic Chinese: kɨj
Middle Chinese: kɨj
English meaning : small
Comments: Also read *kǝjʔ, MC kɨ́j, Pek. jǐ 'few, a while, how many'; *kǝj 'be near, close'.
Radical: 0
Four-angle index: 0
Karlgren code: 0547 a-b
bigchina-reading,bigchina-ochn,bigchina-cchn,bigchina-wchn,bigchina-echn,bigchina-epchn,bigchina-mpchn,bigchina-lpchn,bigchina-mchn,bigchina-meaning,bigchina-comment,bigchina-stibet,bigchina-doc,bigchina-radical,bigchina-oshval,bigchina-karlgren,
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Chinese Dialects :
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Number: 1372
Character: 幾
MC description : A: 止開三上尾見; B: 止開三平微見
ZIHUI: A: 0415 0645; B: 1637 0626
Beijing: A: ći 2; B: ći 11
Jinan: A: ći 2; B: ći 11
Xi'an: A: ći 2; B: ći 11
Taiyuan: A: ći 2; B: ći 1
Hankou: A: ći 2; B: ći 11
Chengdu: A: ći 2; B: ći 11
Yangzhou: A: ći 2; B: ći 11
Suzhou: A: ći 2; B: ći 11
Wenzhou: A: ci_ 21; B: ci_ 11
Changsha: A: ći 2; B: ći 11
Shuangfeng: A: ći 2; B: ći 11
Nanchang: A: ći 2; B: ći 2
Meixian: A: ki 2; B: ki 11
Guangzhou: A: kei 21; B: kei 11
Xiamen: A: ki 2; B: ki 11
Chaozhou: A: ki 21; B: ki 11
Fuzhou: A: ki 2; B: ki 11
Shanghai: A: ći 3; B: ći 1
Zhongyuan yinyun: A: ki 2; B: ki 1
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Kiranti etymology :
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Proto-Kiranti: *jàk, *jak-ki
Meaning: small
Tulung: jakke small
Kaling: jɔhki small, soft (voice)
Limbu: mi-jāk, jāk a little, almost
kiret-prnum,kiret-meaning,kiret-tul,kiret-kal,kiret-lim,
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Yenisseian etymology :
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Proto-Yenisseian: *giʔ
Meaning: new
Ket: kiʔ (attr.), pred. Kur. ki:śi4, Bak. ki:sǝ4
Kottish: ki
Comments: ССЕ 227. Werner 1, 429 <*kiʔ>.
yenet-meaning,yenet-ket,yenet-kot,yenet-notes,
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