West Chadic etymology : Query result

Proto-WChadic: *ḳurwam-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'cut or bite the head off' 1, 'cut' 2

Hausa: ḳúrmè 1

Angas: karm 2 [Fl] (karm 2 [Fl] cut tree, cut throat )

Proto-WChadic: *ḳuŝVr-

Meaning: 'old bark'

Ngizim: gùɫǝ́r

Proto-WChadic: *ḳuy-> *ḳVḳ-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'bite' 1, 'pick, scrape (teeth)' 2

Dera=Kanakuru: kùye 2 [NmK]

Warji: ḳíy- 1 [SkNb]

Kariya: kǝ̀kí 1 [SkNb]

Miya: kíy- 1 [SkNb]

Pa'a: ḳii 1 [SkNb]

Siri: kí̄ 1 [SkNb]

Mburku: ḳíy- 1 [SkNb]

Proto-WChadic: *ḳVc̃-

Meaning: 'break (stick)'

Siri: ḳǝ́s̃u [SkNb]

Ngizim: kǝ́s̃ǝ [ShN]

Proto-WChadic: *ḳVd- > kVḍ-

Meaning: 'dog'

Bolewa: kutì [Kr] (irreg. devoicing)

Siri: gederi, ḳǝ̀dǝ́rí, kǝ́dìsì [CLR]

Geji: kadde, kaʔḍi, kàḍì [CLR]

Zaar: káḍì [CLR]

Sayanchi: káḍi [Cs]

Dwot: kat [Cs N 224]

Tule: kàḍǝ̀ [CLR]

Wangday: kàt , lā-ktǝ̄m [CLR]

Proto-WChadic: *ḳVHVn-

Meaning: 'to dry' 1, 'dry' 2

Hausa: ḳṓnā̀ 1 (also 'to burn', cf.)

Jimi: kōnà 1[CLR]

Mangas: kuune 1 , 2 [Cs]

Sayanchi: kuŋ 1, kūŋgǝni 2 [Cs]

Boghom: koɣane 1, kṓno, kònōɣak 2 [Cs], kṓnók 1 [CsN766]

Dwot: kóɣǝn 1 [Cs N766]

Buli: kōnǝ́ 1 [Cs N766]

Tala: kū̀nu, kū̀uni1[Cš

Notes: Note contamination with * ḳVn-in Hausa

Proto-WChadic: *ḳVr-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'burn'

Ankwe=Goemai: kuur [CLR] if not related to sura *kur- < *gur- 'ash,coal,burn'

Karekare: kār- [LkK]

Cagu: ̣ḳǝr- [CLR]

Zul: kḕri [Cs N 763]

Proto-WChadic: *ḳVs-

Meaning: 'to dry (soil, clothes)' 1, 'dry season' 2, 'dust' 3

Hausa: ḳḕḳasà 1 (may be derived <ḳasaa 'earth')

Geji: kúš-ka 3 [CsN 371]

Mangas: na-kesi 2 [Cs]

Boghom: dúŋ -kús 3 [Cs N371]

Buli: kús-kǝ 3 [CsN371]

Tala: bá-ḳiyás 2 [Cs]

Zul: kúš -ká 3 [Cs N 371]

Proto-WChadic: *ḳ(V)yan-

Meaning: 'smoke'

Warji: kyan {Sk]

Kariya: kyanu [Sk]

Cagu: ḳenu [Sk]

Mburku: ḳanu [Sk]

Geji: kunò [Kr]

Burma: kin [Kr]

Buli: kuni [Kr]

Kir: kân [Sm]

Proto-WChadic: *ḳwaʔ-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'see'

Maha: kai [NmM]

Mangas: kwā̀, kwe [Cs]

Boghom: kwa ́ʔ [CLR: 284]

Kir: kwē [CLR]

Ngizim: ìika [ShN]

Bade: íkà [CLR]

Proto-WChadic: *ḳwaʔi-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'egg'

Hausa: ḳwái (cf. ḳwai-ḳwaya 'scrotal infection')

Gerke=Yiwom: nkie [Fp], ŋ́kyɛ́ʔ [CLR: 122]

Diri: ákì-n [Sḳ

Notes: Cp. TAL (sura gr.) hàs-khɛ̄ ('egg-egg')[CLR}

Proto-WChadic: *ḳwad-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'insult'

Tangale: kwadɛ

Proto-WChadic: *ḳwa-ḳVl-

Meaning: 'run quickly after'

Tangale: kwaklɛ, kukle 2 [JgT]

Proto-WChadic: *ḳwal-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'brain ' 1,'scull'2

Hausa: ḳwá-ḳwálwā́ partal redupl.'brain substance; that part of the scull which contains the brains'

Sura: kwul-biyap 'brains (of body)' [Kr N 37] (? biyap = ḅeep 'body)

Geji: kúla-gā 2 [Cs N 87]

Buli: gul-gā 3 {Cs] (? < kulga, voicing in cluster, assim.)

Proto-WChadic: *ḳwal-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'testiculi'

Hausa: ḳwā̀lā̀tai

Proto-WChadic: *ḳwal-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'say'1, 'war-cry' 2

Ankwe=Goemai: qwal [Fp]

Kifri=Giwo: kwalala 2 [St]

Proto-WChadic: *ḳwam-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'hut' 1, 'room' 2

Angas: kwom 1 [Fl]

Warji: ḳán-na1 [SkNb]

Kariya: ḳám 2 [Sk]

Pa'a: ḳan 1 [MS]

Cagu: ḳán 2 [SkNb]

Siri: ḳàmí 2 [Sk]

Mburku: ḳám 1 [Sk]

Notes: -m > -n

Proto-WChadic: *ḳwan-

Meaning: 'say, tell'

Sayanchi: kon 1, 2 [Cs N 703, 707]

Notes: Cf. Zul kwane 'sing' [Cs N 704], Zul, Jimi kwan 'song' [Cs N 456] ., possibly , < *ḳwan-

Proto-WChadic: *ḳwan-H-

Meaning: 'calabash'

Fyer: kwên

Bokos: kwâŁ

Proto-WChadic: *ḳwar-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'shell of tortoise'

Hausa: ḳwáryà