Kui-Kuwi etymology : Query result

Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *vaca

Meaning : bowstring

Kui : vesa

Kuwi (Fitzgerald) : wāca

Sunkarametta Kuwi : vacca

Tekriya Kuwi : vaca

Kuwi (Israel) : vaca

Notes : Irregular -e- in Kui, as in verka.

Number in DED : 5469

Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *vah-

Meaning : to fry

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Kui : vahpa (vaht-) "to fry, grill"

Kuwi (Schulze) : wah'nai "to fry, broil"

Sunkarametta Kuwi : vah- (vast-) "to fry, roast"

Kuwi (Israel) : vah- (vast-)

Number in DED : 5325

Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *vah-i

Meaning : intestines

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Kui : vahi "intestine, entrails, bowels"

Kuwi (Fitzgerald) : vwāhi "entrail"

Kuwi (Schulze) : wahi "stomach, intestines"

Sunkarametta Kuwi : vahi (pl. -ŋa) "intestine(s)"

Parja Kuwi : vahi (pl. -ŋa) "intestine(s)"

Kuwi (Israel) : vahī "intestine(s)"

Notes : In Kuwi_F *-a- > -ā- before -h-; in Kuwi_Isr it should be the same, but instead by some reason it is the auslaut vowel that is being lengthened.

Number in DED : 5259

Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *vaj-

Meaning : edge, cutting edge or end

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Kui : vau (pl. vanga)

Notes : Hardly to B&E's *vai- 'sharp', since it is really *vas-.

Number in DED : 5552

Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *vajnd(o)R-i

Meaning : tongue

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Kui : vangosi

Khuttia Kui : vaŋgosi, vanjus

Kuwi (Fitzgerald) : vendōri

Sunkarametta Kuwi : vendori

Parja Kuwi : vendori

Kuwi (Israel) : vendori

Additional forms : Also Kuwi_W wenḍori tongue

Notes : The -y- is reconstructed because of vocalism correspondences, thus making clear that the word is indeed an old (dating back to CDR, in fact) derivative of PDR *vāy- 'mouth', although the second component is unclear.

Number in DED : 5470

Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *val-a

Meaning : net

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Sunkarametta Kuwi : vala

Number in DED : 5288

Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *val-g-

Meaning : to become emaciated, thin, withered

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Kui : valga (valgi-)

Notes : If not borrowed from SDR.

Number in DED : 5281

Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *val-i

Meaning : stone

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Kui : vaḍi, vali

Kuwi (Fitzgerald) : vwalli

Kuwi (Schulze) : valli

Sunkarametta Kuwi : valli (pl. valka)

Parja Kuwi : valli (pl. valka)

Kuwi (Israel) : vali (pl. valka)

Number in DED : 5285

Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *vaḷ-[s-]

Meaning : to sharpen

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Kui : vala "point, sharp end, spearhead, sting"

Kuwi (Fitzgerald) : rechali "to hone"

Kuwi (Schulze) : lē'nai

Sunkarametta Kuwi : ṛe'-

Tekriya Kuwi : vaṛh- (vaṛst-)

Kuwi (Israel) : ṛēʔ- (-t-)

Additional forms : Also Kuwi_Su ṛemperi valli whetstone; Kuwi_F repel vwalli whetstone; Kuwi_Isr ṛēka vali, ṛēmpa vali, ṛēmpori vali sharpening stone

Notes : The Kui form reflects the simple root. Kuwi verbal forms date back to *vaḷs-, t-conjugation, whence the reduction in most dialects: *vaḷs-p- > *vḷe-p- > *ḷe-p- (only the vowel quality is somewhat strange). The form *vaḷs- is also confirmed by external data.

Number in DED : 5306

Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *vanḍ-

Meaning : to taste

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Kui : vanḍa (vanḍi-) "to taste; n. act of tasting"

Kuwi (Fitzgerald) : vwandali

Kuwi (Schulze) : wandinai

Tekriya Kuwi : vaṇḍ- (-it-)

Kuwi (Israel) : vaṇḍ- (-it-)

Additional forms : Also Kui pl. action vaṭka (vaṭki-)

Number in DED : 5240

Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *vanǯ-u (pl. *vaska)

Meaning : finger

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Kui : vanju (pl. vaska) "finger, toe, thumb"

Kuwi (Fitzgerald) : vwānjū (pl. vwāska)

Kuwi (Schulze) : wansu (pl. waska)

Sunkarametta Kuwi : vanju (pl. vaska)

Parja Kuwi : veṛma

Kuwi (Israel) : vanju (pl. vaska)

Notes : In Kuwi_S vansu is irregular, probably modified by the influence of plural forms. However, the form in Kuwi_P is even more strange. Both the vowel and consonant correspondences here are unique, and it is justifiable to doubt the original character of the word. It could be borrowed from some SDR dialect.

Number in DED : 5409

Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *vaŋ- (caus. *vak-)

Meaning : crooked; to bend

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Kuwi (Fitzgerald) : vwāngali "to be crooked"

Kuwi (Schulze) : wanginai "to be bent, stoop"

Sunkarametta Kuwi : vaŋg- (-it-) "to bend (intr.), be bent"

Kuwi (Israel) : vaŋg- (-it-) "to bend (intr.), be bent"

Additional forms : Also Kuwi_F vwakhali to bend; Kuwi_Su, Kuwi_Isr vak- (-h-) to bend (tr.)

Number in DED : 5335

Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *varʔi

Meaning : only; empty

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Kui : vari "only"

Kuwi (Fitzgerald) : vwāri "empty"

Kuwi (Schulze) : warāni kīnai "to empty"

Sunkarametta Kuwi : var'i "empty"

Kuwi (Israel) : varʔi "only"

Additional forms : Also Kuwi_F vwarari kīali to empty; vwaraiyi aiyali to be empty

Number in DED : 5513

Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *vars-

Meaning : (water) to boil

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Parja Kuwi : varhk-

Number in DED : 5326

Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *vaṛt-a

Meaning : a snare

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Kui : vaṛta

Number in DED : 5229

Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *vaṭ-

Meaning : bereaved of husband or wife

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Kui : vaṭa

Number in DED : 5219

Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *vaṭ- (*-ṛ-)

Meaning : to shake (tr.), shake out, beat the wings

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Kui : vaṛpa (vaṛt-), vaṭpa (vaṭt-)

Number in DED : 5303

Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *vaǯ-

Meaning : to cook

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Kui : vaja (vaji-) "to cook; n. cooking"

Kuwi (Fitzgerald) : vwajali

Kuwi (Schulze) : wajinai

Sunkarametta Kuwi : vaj- (-it-)

Kuwi (Israel) : vaj- (-it-)

Additional forms : Also Kui pl. action vaska (vaski-)

Number in DED : 5329

Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *vā-

Meaning : to come

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Kui : vāva (vāt-; imp. vāmu, va) "to come, approach; n. coming, approaching"

Kuwi (Fitzgerald) : vwaiyali (vwat-)

Kuwi (Schulze) : wā'nai

Sunkarametta Kuwi : vā- (-t-)

Parja Kuwi : vā- (-t-)

Kuwi (Israel) : vā- (-t-)

Number in DED : 5270

Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *vāh-

Meaning : tired

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Kui : vaha (vahi-) "to be tired, exhausted, tire, faint; n. weariness, exhaustion"

Kuwi (Fitzgerald) : vwahali "to be tired"

Kuwi (Schulze) : wahinai "to be tired"

Sunkarametta Kuwi : vāh- (-it-) "to be tired, become tired"

Kuwi (Israel) : vāh- (-it-) "to be tired, become tired"

Additional forms : Also Kuwi_Isr vāhu weariness

Number in DED : 5215