Nilgiri etymology :

Proto-Nilgiri : *kunǯ

Meaning : children as given by god, men as children of god

South Dravidian etymology: South Dravidian etymology

Kota : kunj

Additional forms : Also Kota kun small

Number in DED : 1646

South Dravidian etymology :

Proto-South Dravidian : *kuń-

Meaning : small, young

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : kuñci

Tamil meaning : anything small; young bird, chicken

Tamil derivates : kuñcu young of birds and various animals

Malayalam : kuññu, kuñci

Malayalam meaning : young, small, infant

Malayalam derivates : kuññan boy; also endearingly of girls; kuññi = kuññu, kuññan; girl

Kannada : kunni

Kannada meaning : young of an animal, esp. a young dog

Kannada derivates : gunna smallness; (Hav.) kuññi a young one

Kodagu : kuññi

Kodagu meaning : child

Kodagu derivates : māŋuññi n. pr. bull in mythology (see DEDR 4780); (Shanmugam) kuññappë uncle, father's younger brother; kuññavvë aunt, father's younger sister

Tulu : kundu

Tulu meaning : a child of Pariahs

Tulu derivates : (B-K) kuññi, kuṇṇi small

Proto-Nilgiri : *kunǯ

Number in DED : 1646

Dravidian etymology :

Proto-Dravidian : *kuń-

Meaning : young of animal

Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology

Proto-South Dravidian: *kuń-

Proto-Telugu : *Kunn-

Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *kūn-

Proto-North Dravidian : *cuḍ-kunǯ-u

Telugu etymology :

Proto-Telugu : *Kunn-

Meaning : young of an animal

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Telugu : gunna

Inscriptional Telugu : kunnulu "(pl.) sucklings, children"

Additional forms : Also [1] kunna, [2] kūna infant, young of an animal; kunnãḍu boy, lad

Number in DED : 1646

Kolami-Gadba etymology :

Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *kūn-

Meaning : puppy

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Kolami : kūna

Number in DED : 1646

North Dravidian etymology :

Proto-North-Dravidian : *cuḍ-kunǯ-u

Meaning : the last-born of a family

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Kurukh : cuṛkuńju, curxunjū

Number in DED : 1646

Nostratic etymology :

Eurasiatic: *kuŋi

Meaning: child

Altaic: *kuŋi

Dravidian: *kuń-

References: Cf. PAA *kɔ:n 'child', Thai khon.A person.

Altaic etymology :

Proto-Altaic: *kŭŋi

Nostratic: Nostratic

Meaning: child

Russian meaning: ребенок

Turkic: *güŋ

Mongolian: *köw, *köw-ɣün, *kewken

Tungus-Manchu: *kuŋā

Japanese: *kúa

Comments: KW 242, АПиПЯЯ 82, Дыбо 7. The Jpn. form goes back to *kuŋ(i)-gV.

Turkic etymology :

Proto-Turkic: *güŋ

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: female slave

Russian meaning: рабыня

Old Turkic: küŋ (Orkh., OUygh.)

Karakhanid: küŋ (MK, Tefs., IM)

Middle Turkic: küŋ (MA), (MKypch.) küŋ (CCum.)

Uzbek: guŋ 'voiceless female slave'

Sary-Yughur: küŋ (ЯЖУ)

Turkmen: güŋ 'a Turkmani born from a Persian woman' (Буд.)

Chuvash: xъr-ɣъm

Kirghiz: küŋ

Kazakh: küŋ

Karakalpak: küŋ

Comments: VEWT 309, EDT 726, ЭСТЯ 5, 142, Лексика 317. The Uzb. meaning was influenced by Persian gung 'deaf-and-dumb'.

Mongolian etymology :

Proto-Mongolian: *köw, *köw-ɣün, *kewken

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: child, son

Russian meaning: ребенок, сын

Written Mongolian: köü, köbekün, keüken (L 461: keüken, kegüken)

Middle Mongolian: ko'un (HY 29, SH), kǝušǝŋ (HY 30), ko'u (SH), keun (IM), kuwn (MA)

Khalkha: xǖ, xüvgǖn 'son', xǖ-xen 'daughter, girl'

Buriat: xübǖn 'son', xǖge(n) 'child; daughter',

Kalmuck: köwǖn 'son', kǖkṇ 'girl'

Ordos: kǖ 'son', kǖχen

Dongxian: kǝvan, kǝwon 'son'

Baoan: kū (MGCD kuŋ)

Dagur: keuku 'son' (MGCD, Тод. Даг. 149 keku), keku (MD 182)

Shary-Yoghur: kǖken

Monguor: kū, kō 'son' (SM 205), kugen (SM 208) 'child'

Mogol: köün; ZM koun (9-8b) 'son', koukläq (10-5b) 'youth'

Comments: KW 242, MGCD 395, TMN 1, 455. Cf. also WMong. küi, Kalm. kī 'tribe, kin' ( > Turk. köj, see KW 234, VEWT 286).

Tungus etymology :

Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *kuŋā

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: 1 childhood 2 child 3 new-born child

Russian meaning: 1 детство 2 ребенок 3 новорожденный

Evenki: kuŋā, kuŋa 1, kuŋākān 2

Even: qụŋa 2

Negidal: koŋaxān 2

Nanai: qoŋar bī 3

Solon: kuaxań 2

Comments: ТМС 1, 433.

Japanese etymology :

Proto-Japanese: *kúa

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: child

Russian meaning: ребенок

Old Japanese: kwo

Middle Japanese: kó

Tokyo: kò

Kyoto: kṓ

Kagoshima: kó

Comments: JLTT 452.

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