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Altaic etymology :

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Proto-Altaic: *buk`V
Nostratic: Nostratic
Meaning: to doubt, be stupid
Russian meaning: сомневаться, быть глупым
Mongolian: *bukinid-
Tungus-Manchu: *buK-
Korean: *puki
Comments: One of the many verbs of emotion reconstructed for PA; cf. *pū̀go, and perhaps Mod. Jpn. baka 'fool' (with expressive b-).
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Mongolian etymology :

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Proto-Mongolian: *bukinid-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: to be sad, grieve, be troubled
Russian meaning: печалиться, горевать; томиться, застаиваться
Written Mongolian: bukinid-, bokinid- (L 133)
Khalkha: buxinda-
Buriat: buxinda-
Kalmuck: buxtǝnǝ- (КРС 125)
Comments: Mong. > Evn. boqụtna- (ТМС 1, 91).
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Tungus etymology :

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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *buK-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: 1 to worry 2 to doubt, guess, contemplate
Russian meaning: 1 волноваться 2 догадываться, сомневаться, раздумывать
Literary Manchu: bux́e- 2
Nanai: bogbị- 1
Comments: ТМС 1, 87, 105.
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Korean etymology :

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Proto-Korean: *puki
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: idiotic person, stupid character
Russian meaning: глупец, дурак
Modern Korean: pugi
Comments: KED 810.
koret-prnum,koret-meaning,koret-rusmean,koret-phn,koret-reference,

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Nostratic etymology :

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Eurasiatic: *buḳV
Meaning: to worry, be stupid
Borean: Borean
Altaic: *buk`V
Dravidian: *pog-
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Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-Dravidian : *pog-
Meaning : to burn, grieve
Proto-South Dravidian: *bug-
Proto-Telugu : *pogul-
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South Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-South Dravidian : *bug-
Meaning : to burn; to grieve
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Tamil : pukai (-v-, -nt-)
Tamil meaning : to burn as the heart, be chagrined, grieve; n. distress
Tamil derivates : pukaivu heart-burning
Tulu : buguḷuni
Tulu meaning : to be grieved
Number in DED : 4456
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Telugu etymology :

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Proto-Telugu : *pogul-
Meaning : to be sorrowful or afflicted
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Telugu : pogulu
Dialectal forms (1) : povulu
Additional forms : Also pokku id., grieve; n. grief
Number in DED : 4456
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Long-range etymologies :

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Borean (approx.) : PVKV
Meaning : to be mad, stupid
Eurasiatic : *buḳV
Austric : *bVk
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Austric etymology :

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Proto-Austric: *bVk
Meaning: mad
Borean etymology: Borean etymology
Proto-Austronesian: *mabuk
Austronesian meaning: insane (not in B)
Proto-Thai: TP *mba:k
Thai meaning: insane, mad
References: Peiros 1998, 96.
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