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Sino-Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *xq̇wírqV ( ~ -xq-)
Meaning: knot, to bind
North Caucasian: *q̇werq_V ( ~ -i-)
Sino-Tibetan: *gīk
sccet-meaning,sccet-cauc,sccet-stib,

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North Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-North Caucasian: *q̇werq_V ( ~ -i-)
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: knot
Proto-Lak: q:urq
Proto-Lezghian: *q̇ʷerq̇ ( ~ -i-,-l-)
Notes: A Lak-Lezg. isogloss. As usual in a root with two stops, there occurred assimilations (in Lak. *q̇werq_V > *q̇werq:V > q:urq(:); in PL *q̇werq: > *q̇werq̇).
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Lak etymology :

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Lak root: q:urq
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: tight knot
Lak form: q:urq
Comments: Old Lak. > Arch. qerq 'knot'.
laket-prnum,laket-meaning,laket-lak,laket-comment,

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Lezghian etymology :

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Proto-Lezghian: *q̇ʷerq̇ ( ~ -i-,-l-)
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: knot
Tabasaran: q̇Iurq̇I
Agul: q̇urq̇ (Khud.)
Comment: The Agul form is cited from Shaumyan. Pharyngealisation in Tab. is secondary and points to an original front vowel in the root (*-e- or *-i-).
lezget-prnum,lezget-meaning,lezget-tab,lezget-agu,lezget-comment,

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Sino-Tibetan etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *gīk
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: bind, twist
Chinese: *kīt to bind.
Tibetan: ãkhjig (p. bkjigs, f. bkjig) to bind, ãkhjigs to comprise, encompass.
Burmese: kjać twist, plait.
Lushai: KC *khit (Sh.) ~ *kik (Ben.) to bind.
Kiranti: *[ʔk]ek
Comments: Rawang šiŋkit. Sh. 410; Ben. 145.
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Chinese characters :

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Character:
Modern (Beijing) reading: jié
Preclassic Old Chinese: kīt
Classic Old Chinese: kīt
Western Han Chinese: kjǝ̄t
Eastern Han Chinese: kiǝ̄t
Early Postclassic Chinese: kiēt
Middle Postclassic Chinese: kiēt
Late Postclassic Chinese: kiēt
Middle Chinese: kiet
English meaning : to tie, tie up
Russian meaning[s]: 1) связывать, завязывать узел; узел; связывать с...; 2) заключать (союз, договор); завязывать (отношения, знакомство); 3) завязь; 4) плод, результат; итог; подводить итог; 5) закрыть (счет); [jiē] прочный, крепкий; отвердеть
Shuowen gloss: 締也.從糸.吉聲. [647]
Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology
Dialectal data: Dialectal data
Radical: 120
Four-angle index: 1199
Karlgren code: 0393 p
Vietnamese reading: kết
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Chinese Dialects :

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Number: 1490
Chinese etymology: Chinese etymology
Character:
MC description : 山開四入屑見
ZIHUI: 4814 0343
Beijing: ćie 12; ćie 11
Jinan: ćie 11
Xi'an: ćie 11
Taiyuan: ćiǝʔ 41
Hankou: ćie 12
Chengdu: ćie 12
Yangzhou: ćiǝʔ 4
Suzhou: ćiôʔ 41
Wenzhou: ći 41
Changsha: ćie 4
Shuangfeng: kiɛ 12
Nanchang: ćiɛt 41
Meixian: kiat 41
Guangzhou: kit 43
Xiamen: kiat 41 (lit.); kat 41
Chaozhou: kak 41
Fuzhou: kieʔ 41
Shanghai: ćîʔ 4
Zhongyuan yinyun: kie 42
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Kiranti etymology :

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Proto-Kiranti: *[ʔk]ek
Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology
Meaning: tie, bind
Tulung: kik- tie, knot
Limbu: khekmā (kheksu) bind, kheŋmā (khekkhu) fasten
Yamphu: hi:kma
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Limbu dictionary :

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Entry: khe:Nmaʔ, khe:ks-/-khe:N-
Kiranti etymology: Kiranti etymology
Grammar: 1) vi. 2) vt.
Meaning: 1) be or get tied up 2) tie, tie up
limet-prnum,limet-pspeech,limet-meaning,

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Yamphu dictionary :

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Entry: hi:kma
Kiranti etymology: Kiranti etymology
Stem: <hi:g- ; hi:k->
Grammar: v.intr. & v.tr.
Meaning: to bind, to fasten, to tie, to tie around
Comments: mä.hi:k.ma.go khäp.pe:.m.mi. (NEG.tie.INF.TH go.RES.NP.3PL) They'll escape if you don't tie them.
Nepali: bādhnu
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