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Korean etymology :
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Proto-Korean: *čòp-
Meaning: narrow
Russian meaning: узкий
Modern Korean: čop-
Middle Korean: čòp-
koret-prnum,koret-meaning,koret-rusmean,koret-phn,koret-ako,koret-reference,
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Altaic etymology :
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Proto-Altaic: *č`i̯ŭ̀p`ì
Meaning: small, narrow
Russian meaning: маленький, узкий
Comments: Martin 249. Korean has a "verbal" low tone. In Turk. cf. perhaps Kirgh. čɨpqa 'strainer', čɨpqala- 'to strain'. altet-prnum,altet-meaning,altet-rusmean,altet-mong,altet-tung,altet-kor,altet-jap,altet-reference,
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Mongolian etymology :
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Proto-Mongolian: *čüɣe-n, -ken
Meaning: small (in number), few
Russian meaning: мало, немного
Written Mongolian: čüge(ge)n, (L 201:) čögen, čögeken, čögüken Middle Mongolian: čuejen (HY 44), čun (MA) Khalkha: cȫn
Buriat: šȫdej
Kalmuck: cȫ(k)n
Ordos: čȫkön, čȫröm
Dongxian: čueGuan (MGCD čoɣuan) Baoan: čoŋ
Shary-Yoghur: čǖn
Monguor: ćōn (SM 454), ćōgwǝn (SM 453) Comments: KW 432, 460, MGCD 577. In Bur. two roots are contaminated *čüɣe-n 'few' and *öčü- 'small, little'. šȫdej means 'little', but üsȫ(n) - 'few'. monget-prnum,monget-meaning,monget-rusmean,monget-wmo,monget-mmo,monget-hal,monget-bur,monget-kal,monget-ord,monget-dun,monget-bao,monget-dag,monget-yuy,monget-mgr,monget-reference,
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Tungus etymology :
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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *čip[u]-
Meaning: narrow
Russian meaning: узкий
Evenki: čipikte, čipileme
Even: čụpụtị
tunget-prnum,tunget-meaning,tunget-rusmean,tunget-evk,tunget-evn,tunget-reference,
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Japanese etymology :
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Proto-Japanese: *tìpì-sà-
Meaning: small
Russian meaning: маленький
Old Japanese: tip(j)isa-
Middle Japanese: tìfìsa-
Tokyo: chīsá-
Kyoto: chī̂sa-
Kagoshima: chī́sa-
Comments: JLTT 842. Kagoshima has an irregular reflex; otherwise all dialects point to low tone. japet-prnum,japet-meaning,japet-rusmean,japet-ajp,japet-mjp,japet-tok,japet-kyo,japet-kag,japet-comments,
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Nostratic etymology :
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Eurasiatic: *cUṗV
Meaning: thin
References: ND 489 *ĉ̣üṗV 'to be narrow' (Ur.-Kartv., with incorrect Alt.). nostret-meaning,nostret-prnum,nostret-alt,nostret-ura,nostret-kart,nostret-reference,
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Uralic etymology :
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Number: 79
Proto: *ćuppa
English meaning: narrow
German meaning: schmal, eng
Finnish: suppa 'schmal, spitz', suppea 'eingeengt, eingeschränkt' ?
Saam (Lapp): čǫp'pe -pp- (N) 'bag-shaped end of a skin rug, for putting the feet in', tjuhppa (L) (?) 'Spitze, Zipfel von kleineren Gegenständen', tjupō (?) 'in die Höhe stehend wie eine Lappenmütze', t́š́uɔ̄p(A) (T), t́š́uɔ̀p̀(A) (Kld.), t́š́uɔp̀pA (Not.) 'Innenteil des Bootes; Sackbeutel; Fußsack der Felldecke' ? [tjuhppa etc. - rather to *ćuppV 'tip']
Udmurt (Votyak): śubed (S), śubeg (MU), śupeg (Uf.) 'schmal, eng, knapp, mager' ?
Komi (Zyrian): śopi̮d 'eng, dicht, zusammengedrängt', śopal- (Ud.), śopkal- (Lu.) 'утрястись, умяться'
Hungarian: szupolya (orrú) (dial.) 'stumpfnasig', szupojkó, szupujkó (dial.) 'plötzlich schmaler werdend; eingeschrumpft, klein, schlank, dünn, mager' ?
K. Reshetnikov's notes: Of course, *s'-!
References: Budenz MUSz. 317; Donn. VglWb. 749; SKES; КЭСКЯ; MSzFgrE; TESz
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Kartvelian etymology :
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Proto-Kartvelian: *ć̣(χ)ip-
English meaning: thin, lean
Megrel: č̣ipe
Svan: me-čxpe, me-čxepe
Laz: mč̣ipe
Notes and references: Chik. 231, ND 489.
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Long-range etymologies :
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Borean (approx.) : CVPV
Meaning : thin, narrow
Afroasiatic : Sem. *ṣ̂pp ~ *ṣ̂bb 'narrow', Agaw., ECush.
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