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Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *nŭ
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: soft, young
Chinese: 柔 *nu soft, mild, gentle, 揉 *nu make pliable, twist, knead.
Burmese: ǝnuʔ, nuh be soft, nuʔ be young, tender, delicate. LB *nux; hnuh to soften.
Kachin: (H) nu be soft, tender, slack, as a rope; no2 be soft, as a blade.
Lushai: nô the young of animals, birds etc.; young, soft, tender, KC *-no.
Kiranti: *ní- // *nú- new (?)
Comments: Rawang nu. Sh. 408; Ben. 63; Coblin 136. Cf. also: Kanauri nyūg, Miji mu-gu-niw, Manipuri anou-ba 'new'.
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