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Telugu etymology :

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Proto-Telugu : *kru-ŋ-
Meaning : to sink, fall down, fall in a heap
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Telugu : kuŋgu
Dialectal forms (1) : kruŋgu
Dialectal forms (2) : kruŋgilu
Additional forms : Also kuncu to depress (tr.)
Number in DED : 1767
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Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-Dravidian : *kur-Vŋ-
Meaning : to bend, fall down
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Proto-South Dravidian: *kur-aŋ-
Proto-Telugu : *kru-ŋ-
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South Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-South Dravidian : *kur-aŋ-
Meaning : to bend, incline
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Tamil : kuraŋku (kuraŋki-)
Tamil meaning : to bend, incline, droop, wither, hang down, dangle, repose, diminish; n. bending, inclining
Tamil derivates : kuŋku (kuŋki-) to decrease, diminish, sink, be humbled; kūr (-v-, -nt-) to bend (intr.), contract with cold
Malayalam : kuŋkuka
Malayalam meaning : to sink low
Malayalam derivates : kuñcuka to stoop, bow
Kannada : kuggu, kuŋgu, kuñcu, kurgu
Kannada meaning : to sink, become low, be bent down, be depressed, crouch, decrease, cease or stop (as a voice or speech)
Kannada derivates : kuggisu, kurgisu to cause to be depressed, etc.; kurgu state of being bent, etc., a hump; kuẓgu to contort, shrink
Tulu : kugguni
Tulu meaning : to be humbled, depressed, sink
Proto-Nilgiri : *kūg
Number in DED : 1767
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Nilgiri etymology :

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Proto-Nilgiri : *kūg
Meaning : buffalo with curved horns
South Dravidian etymology: South Dravidian etymology
Kota : kūg im / kūg et "buffalo/bullock with horns curving under chin"
Toda : kūx ɨr "buffalo with horns curving under chin"
Number in DED : 1767
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Nostratic etymology :

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Eurasiatic: *ḳUrV
Meaning: curved, bent
Borean: Borean
Indo-European: *kor-
Uralic: *kurV
Dravidian: *kur-Vŋ-
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Indo-European etymology :

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Proto-IE: *kor-
Meaning: crooked
Old Greek: kürtó- `gewölbt, gerundet, bauchig, buckelig'; korōnó- `gekrümmt', koroní-s f. `gekrümmt, geschweift', korōnó-n n. `Gelenkknoten'
Latin: curvus, -a `gekrümmt, gewölbt', cortīna f. `rundes Gefäss, Kessel; Himmelswölbung'
Celtic: MIr cur, pl. acc. curu `Kreise', Cymr cor-wynt, Bret cor-uent `turbo'
Russ. meaning: кривой
References: WP II 568 f
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Pokorny's dictionary :

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Number: 1737
Root: (s)ker-3
English meaning: to turn, bend
German meaning: `drehen, biegen'
General comments: (s. auch 1. (s)ker- `einschrumpfen' und 2. (s)ker- `springen')
Derivatives: krispo- `kraus', kroukā- `Haufe'
Material: A. Av. skarǝna- `rund', skārayat̃-raɵa- EN., eigentlich `der den Streitwagen kreisen läßt';

    alb. vielleicht kërrús, kurrús `beuge, biege';

    gr. κυρτός `krumm' (alte u-Färbung, vgl. russ. kortočki, sowie ksl. sъ-krъčiti `zusammenziehen' usw.); κορωνός `gekrümmt'; κορώνη `allerlei Gekrümmtes, Gebogenes usw.' (lat. Lw. corōna), vielleicht als *korō[u̯]-no-s zur u-Basis *(s)kereu-;

    lat. curvus `krumm, gekrümmt, gewölbt' (Formans -u̯o-); cortīna `rundes Gefäß, Kessel; der Dreifuß Apollos mit dem Kessel darauf; Himmelswölbung'; von einem Partiz. *kr̥-to- `gedreht' abgeleitet;

    mir. cor, Akk. Pl. curu `Kreise', cymr. cor-wynt, bret. cor-uent `turbo';

    russ. kórtočki Pl. f. `hockende, kauernde Stellung', klr. kortáty śa `sich durchhelfen, rackern' (wenn `*sich krümmen'? vgl. gr. κυρτός).

    α) Gutturalerweiterungen:

    ker-k-, daneben kir-k- (aus redupl. *ki-kro-) und (s)krek-:

    Unsicher ai. kŕ̥kāṭa- n. `Halsgelenk', kr̥ka- m. (unbelegt) `Kehlkopf';

    gr. κίρκος m. `Ring' (κιρκόω `feßle mit einem Ring'), gewöhnlich (seit Homer) κρίκος (dazu κιρσός, κρισσός, dor. κριξός m. Poll. Hes. `Krampfader' als `vortretende Aderringe'); lat. circus `Zirkellinie, Kreis in der Astronomie; bes. die (runde) Rennbahn', Präp. circum `ringsumherusw.', circā (nach suprā, extrā); der umbr. Monatsname kurc̨lasiu als `circulāriō'?;

    (s)krek- in nd. schrēge, schräge, mhd. schræge `schräg', mnd. mhd. schrage `kreuzweisestehende Holzfüße'; klr. kórkuš m. `Nacken', korkoši Pl. `Achseln', čech. krk `Hals' usw. (vgl. oben ai. kr̥ka-); ksl. sъ-krъčiti `zusammenziehen', russ. kórču, -itь ds., `Gesichter schneiden', kórča, korč `Krampf', okorča `gebogener Teil des Schlittens', čech. dial. krkoška `Knorren am Holz', krkva `Runzel, Falte' usw.; auch wruss. korch `Faust' usw. aus *kъrk-so-?;

    nasaliert (s)krenk-: vermutlich russ. krjákatь `eine andere Wendung nehmen', krjač `Knebelholz', krjáčitь `festbinden'; ksl. kručina (*krǫčina) `χολέρα, epilepsia', sloven. u-kroknem, -niti `sich krümmen', u-kročiti ds., čech. kručina `Ginster', poln. kręcz (*krǫčь) `Kopfdrehen, Schwindel; (alt) Starrkrampf';

    mit -g-: (s)ker-g-.

    norw. hork (aisl. *hǫrk f.) `Weidenband', dial. auch `runzeliges Weib', herkja `zusammenbinden', hurkl `Unebenheit, Knorren', harkal `knorrig'; russ. korgá `verkrüppelter Baum', koržávyj `verschrumpft, verkümmert, hart' (usw.);

    nasaliert (s)kreng-: aisl. hrøkkva (hrǫkk) `sich kräuseln, krümmen, zusammenschrumpfen' (*hrenkwan), Kaus. hrøkkva `schlingen, kräuseln' (*krankwjan), dän. rynke `runzeln', aisl. hrukka, mhd. runke `Runzel'; m. Anlaut sk- aisl. skrukka `runzeliges Weib', norw. skrukk `Runzel', schwed. skrynka `runzeln', ags. scrincan `sich zusammenziehen, verschrumpfen, verwelken', mnd. schrinken `sich zusammenziehen'; gäl. sgreang `Runzel' ist vielleicht ags. Lw.;

    als `verquerte, kreuzweis gestellte Latten': mnd. mhd. schrank(e) `Gitter, Zaun, Verschluß', nhd. Schrank, Schranke, mnd. mhd. schrenken `verschränken, beschränken, hindern'; ahd. scranc `Betrug', screnchan `zu Fall bringen', ags. screncan `ein Bein stellen, betrügen';

    (s)kregh-, nasaliert: (s)krengh-:

    umbr. cringatro, krenkatrum, krikatru `cinctum'; urgem. *hrengaz in finn. rengas, aisl. hringr, ags. as. ahd. hring `Ring', aisl. hringja `kleines rundes Gefäß' und `Spange' = ahd. rinka, ags. hringe `Spange', ahd. as. hringon `ringeln, einen Kreis bilden'; dazu wohl als `Rundstab', got. hrugga `Stab', ags. hrung f. `Leitersprosse, Speiche', engl. rung `Leitersprosse', mnd. mhd. runge `Wagenrunge'; aksl. krǫgъ `Kreis', ksl. kruglъ, okruglъ `rund' usw.;

    β) Dentalerweiterung kert- `drehen', s. oben S. 584 f.

    γ) Labialerweiterungen (s)kereb(h)-, (s)kremb- `drehen' s. unter bes. Schlagwort.

    B. i-Basis (s)krei-:

    Lat. scrinium `rollenförmige Kapsel, Schrein' (*runder Behälter);

    lit. skriejù (für *skrejù), skriẽti `im Kreise bewegen, im Bogen fliegen', lett. skrìenu (skreju), skrìet `laufen, fliegen', alit. skrelis `Fittich', aksl. krilo (*krī-dlo-) n. `Flügel'; lit. kreĩvas `gewunden, schief', ostlit. kraĩvas `schief', apý-kraivis `gekrümmt', ablaut.krìvis `schief gewachsener Mensch'; apr. grēiwa-kaulin Akk. `Rippe' (`krummer Knochen'; dissim. aus krēiwa-kaulin), russ. (usw.) kriv `krumm', aksl. razkriviti `krümmen'; lett. krails `gebogen, gekrümmt'; lett. kreĩlis `Linkhand', ḱeĩris (dissim. aus *kreiris) ds., lit. kairỹs ds. (dissim. aus *krairỹs); aksl. krinica `Gefäß, Krug', okrinъ `Napf', russ. kriníca `Kufe, Brunnen, Quelle';

    α) Mit Dentalen:

    (s)krei-t-: lat. crīsō, -āre `mit den Schenkeln wackeln (beim Beischlaf; von der Frau)', *creitsō oder *crītsō; mir. crith `Zittern, Fieber', cymr. cryd `Wiege, Fieber', mit s-: ysgryd, bret. skrija `vor Furcht zittern'; aisl. hrīð f. `Anfall, Sturm; Zwischenzeit, Zeitabschnitt', ags. hrīþ f. `Sturm', ahd. (h)rīdōn `zittern', ablaut. (h)rit(t)o `Fieber', ags. hrið `Fieber', aisl. hreiðr n. `Nest' (`*Flechtwerk'); aus dem Begriff der bogenförmigen Bewegung ist verständlich aisl. skrīða `sich langsam vorwärts bewegen, kriechen' (von Würmern), ags. scrīþan, as. scrīthan und skrīdan, ahd. scrītan `schreiten', ahd. scrit `Schritt', aisl. skriðr `Lauf, Vorwärtsschreiten', ags. scriþe, scride m. `Lauf', skrid n. `Wagen'; lett. kraitât `taumeln'; lit. skriečiù, skriẽsti `drehen, im Kreis herumdrehen', skrýtis `Radfelge', apr. scritayle ds., lit. apskritùs `rund', skritulỹs `Kreis, Kniescheibe', lett. skritulis `Rad', lit. skritinỹs `Kugel, Globus'.

    (s)kreid-:

    Lit. skrindù, skrìsti `fliegen, kreisen', skridinė́ti `kreisen (von Vögeln)', skrýdauti `im Kreise gehn', skriedžiù, skriẽsti `fliegen', skraidaũ, -ýti `hin und her im Bogen fliegen', skraidùs `schnell'; lett. skraidelêt `umherlaufen', skrìedinât `antreiben'.

    β) Mit Labialen: (s)kreip-:

    Aisl. hreife m. `Handwurzel', hreifa `schwingen'; lit. kreipiù, kreipti `drehen, wenden', kraipaũ, -ýti, Iter. krypstù, krỹpti `sich drehen'; aksl. skrěnja `εὐτραπελία, scurrilitas' (*skroipni̯ā); slav. *krě(p)sъ (*kroip-so-) in aksl. vъz-krěšǫ, -iti `auferstehen lassen (von den Toten)', ksl. krěsъ m. `τροπή, temporum mutatio', serb. krȉjes `Johannisfeuer'; ablaut. aksl.vъs-krьsnǫti `auferstehen'.

    (s)kreib-: aisl. hrip n. `hölzernes Gefäß', mengl. rip `Fischkorb', ahd. href `Tragkorb'(ursprüngl. `Geflochtenes'); lett. kribas Pl. `Geflecht im Schlitten'.

    s-Erweiterung (s)krei-s-, bes. von `vibrierender Bewegung, (sich) schütteln'.

    Mir. cressaim `schüttle, schwinge' (*kristō);

    got. af-, us-hrisjan `ab-, ausschütteln', ags. as. hrissan `sich schütteln, zittern'; aisl. hrīs n. `Gesträuch, Rute', ags. hrīs n. `Zweig, Rute', ahd. hrīs `Reis, Rute, Reisig, Gebüsch'; norw. risla `Busch, Zweig, Wipfel eines Baumes; Ähre', schwed. ressna `(Hopfen)ranke', ressn `Docke gehechelten Flachses' usw.; lat. crīnis `Haar, bes. Haupthaar' (*crisnis, vgl.:) cris-ta `der Kamm am Kopfe der Tiere', aisl. hrista `schütteln', mnd. risten `flechten'; ahd. rīsta, nhd. Reiste `zusammengedrehter Büschel, Bündel überhaupt'; mit : nd. riste, risse ds., ndl. riste (und rijste) auch `Traubenkamm, Rispe, Reihe'; apr. craysi `Halm', crays `Heu';

    hierher als p-Ableitung auch: lat. crispus `kraus, sich kräuselnd, vibrierend', crispō, -āre `kräuseln, schwingen', intr. `zittern', gall. PN. Crixos, cymr. crych `kraus', bret. crech ds.; mhd. rispen `kräuseln', rispeln ds., rispe `Gezweig, Gesträuch', ahd. hrispahi `virgultum', nhd. Rispe `Reisig, Buschwerk, Bündel, büschliger Blütenstand', in der Weberei `eine gewisse Lage der Fäden', engl. dial. risp `Stengel von Schlingflanzen, Ranken'.

    C. u-Basis (s)kreu-:

    Vgl. oben S. 935 zu gr. κορωνός; acymr. crunn, mcymr. crwnn, fem. cronn, abret. cron `rund', mir. cruind `rund', zur Grundf. *krundi, vgl. gr. κοκρυν-δακοί κυλλοί;

    sloven. krúliti `verstümmeln, rings behacken', serb. krùljav `lahm, verkrüppelt', poln. królić (für krulić) `runzeln';

    vgl. auch ai. karū́-kara- m. `Wirbel des Halses und Rückgrates';

    k-Erw. (s)kreu-k-: ai. kruñcati (Dhātup.) `krümmt sich'; lat. crux `Marterholz' (ursprüngl. `runder Pfahl'); ir. crūach f. `Haufe, Schober, Hügel', gall. *krouka `Gipfel', woraus *krōkka, krūk(k)a ds. (v. Wartburg FEW. 2, 1367), cymr. crug m. `cippus, tumulus', corn. abret. cruc `Hügel', nbret. crug, abrit.-lat. Penno-crucium ON.; aisl. hryggr `Rückgrat', ags. hrycg, as. hruggi, ahd. (h)rukki `Rücken'; aisl. hrūga f. `Haufe', hraukr `Haufe', ags. hrēac `Kornhaufe', ndl. rook ds., ablautend ags. cornhrycce f. `Korndieme', engl. rick ds.; lit.kriáuklė `Meerschnecke', kriáuklas `Rippe'; lett. kruknêt `gekrümmt sitzen';

    Eine t-Erw. scheint krū̆t- `Körperwölbung' oben S. 624.

References: WP. II 568 ff., WH. I 220 f., 233 f., 279 f., 317 f., 293, 296 f., Trautmann 140 f., 267 f., Loth RC. 43, 416 f.
Pages: 935-938
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Uralic etymology :

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Number: 431
Proto: *kurV
> Nostratic: > Nostratic
English meaning: curved, to curve
German meaning: krumm, schräg, schief; krümmen, schräg od. schief machen
Udmurt (Votyak): ki̮ri̮ǯ (S), kǝ̑rǝ̑ž (K), kị̑rị̑ž (G) 'krumm, gebogen, schräg'
Komi (Zyrian): ki̮ri̮še̮n (Lu.) 'косо, недоверчиво', ki̮ri̮šći̮- 'смотреть косо, недоверчиво, насупиться'
Khanty (Ostyak): kŏr (V), χŏr (DN O) 'Strecke eines Flusses', χor (N) 'Flußkrümmung', χŏrt (Kaz.) 'schmale Strecke eines Moores od. Flusses' ( > Komi I Ob χort 'плес, часть реки от одного изгиба до другого')
Hungarian: háran- (dial.) 'sich verirren', háránt- (dial.) 'abwenden, ablenken, abwälzen', háránték, haránték (altung.), hárántos, harántos (dial.) 'schräg, schief', hárít- 'ablenken, abwenden, abwehren', hárul- 'jm. zufallen, zuteilt werden', (altung.) 'gewälzt werden, abgewendet werden'
Nenets (Yurak): χara (O) 'krumm, schief, scheel'
Selkup: k͔arengdel (Ta.), k͔arengdal (Ke.), k͔ărukkai (Ke.) 'schief'
Kamass: kara- 'sich winden, sich ringeln'
Yukaghir parallels: !
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Long-range etymologies :

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Borean (approx.) : KVRV
Meaning : to bend, turn
Eurasiatic : *KUrV
Sino-Caucasian : *=igwV́r
Austric : PAA *kVr 'bow', PAN *tikur 'bend, curve'
African (misc.) : Bantu *-gàd- 'turn'.
Notes : Nivkh. *qori 'накрениться', *χori 'наклонить'.
Reference : МССНЯ 336, ОСНЯ 1, 240.
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Sino-Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *=ígwVr (*gwV́rV)
Meaning: to bend
Borean etymology: Borean etymology
North Caucasian: *=ig(w)Vr
Sino-Tibetan: *kuar
Yenisseian: *kǝʔr- (~g-)
Basque: *bihur̄-
Comments and references : HGC 39, NSC 53 *-gwVrV, WFR 105. Most probably - same root as *gwērV 'roll'.
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North Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-North Caucasian: *=ig(w)Vr
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: to bend, fold
Proto-Avaro-Andian: *gur-
Proto-Tsezian: *ʔugVr- (~-o-,-l-)
Proto-Lak: =a=č:a- / =a=č:i-
Proto-Dargwa: *=ark:ʷ- /*r-urk:-
Proto-Lezghian: *ʔik:ʷar-
Proto-West Caucasian: *gV ( ~ *ǵ-)
Notes: Semantically the EC-WC parallel seems satisfactory ('bend' <-> 'twist, spin'); not quite clear is the reason for loss of labialisation in PWC.
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Avar-Andian etymology :

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Protoform: *gur- (/*gʷil-)
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: 1 to wrap, fold 2 to bend
Avar: gur- 1
Andian language: gel-d- 2
Chamalal: gur-id- 1
Tindi: gur-ij- 1
Karata: gur- 2
Comments: Andian forms (except Andian proper) can also be borrowed from Avar. Av. > Arch. guri as 'to wrap, swaddle'.
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Tsezian etymology :

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Proto-Tsezian: *ʔugVr- (~-o-,-l-)
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: humpbacked
Ginukh: ugliš
Comments: Isolated in Gin., but having probable external parallels (the Gin. form should be kept distinct from Inkh. =uḳale 'curved, humpbacked', see under PEC *=V̆ḳVl).
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Lak etymology :

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Lak root: =a=č:a- / =a=č:i-
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: to bend, become curved
Lak form: =a=č:a-n / -i-n
Comments: G. pr. =a=k:u-nu; Khosr. =a=č:a-n, aor. =a=k:un-di. Cf. also =a=k:u-s:a, Khosr. =a=k:u-s:a 'curved, hooked'.
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Dargwa etymology :

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Proto-Dargwa: *=ark:ʷ- /*r-urk:-
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: to wrap
Akusha: =argʷ- / rurg-
Comments: The form is cited from the Ur. dialect (in Uslar's recording).
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Lezghian etymology :

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Proto-Lezghian: *ʔik:ʷar-
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: 1 to bend 2 hooked, curved, bent
Archi: gʷa-s 1
Udi: k:ori 2
Comment: The -r-conjugation is regularly lost in Archi, but is preserved in the derived Udi adjective. Cf. also Arch. gu-t:u- 'hooked, curved'.
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Abkhaz-Adyghe etymology :

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Proto-West-Caucasian: *gV ( ~ *ǵ-)
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: to twist, spin (thread)
Adyghe: ǯ́ǝ-n, ǯ́a-n
Kabardian: ǯǝ-n, ǯa-n
Comments: PAK *gǝ- (trans.), *ga- (intrans.).
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Sino-Tibetan etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *kuar
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: bend, droop, coil
Chinese: *g_ʷar walk with bent body [since Han].
Tibetan: dgur, rgur, sgur crooked.
Burmese: kunh to bend down.
Kachin: thiŋkun3 be bent, kun2 coil.
Lushai: kūr to bend down, to droop, KC *kūr.
Lepcha: khár, khár-lă hanging down head, as when ashamed
Comments: PG *kur be bent. Sh. 409; Luce 57.
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Chinese characters :

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Character:
Modern (Beijing) reading: quán
Preclassic Old Chinese: g(h)ʷar
Classic Old Chinese: g(h)wan
Western Han Chinese: g(h)wan
Eastern Han Chinese: g(h)wan
Early Postclassic Chinese: g(h)wen
Middle Postclassic Chinese: g(h)wen
Late Postclassic Chinese: g(h)wen
Middle Chinese: gwen
English meaning : walk with bent body [Han]
Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology
Radical: 0
Four-angle index: 0
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Yenisseian etymology :

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Proto-Yenisseian: *kǝʔr- (~g-)
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: bent, bend; to wind, spool
Ket: kъ̄ĺtǝ (North.), South. kъ̄ĺt 'river bend'; (КРС) kʌĺ-dij 'to bend (tr., itr.)'; kʌiĺ5 ( < *kǝ-kiĺ) "clew, skein", (КРС) -kiĺ / -giĺ / -geĺ "to spool"; (Werner 1, 463) kʌʔĺ 'crooked, bent'
Yug: kʌlgej5 'sinuous (shore)', kʌlgit5, pl. kʌlaŋ5,6 "river bend"; (Werner 1, 463) kʌʔĺ 'crooked, bent'
Kottish: fa-ča-gar 'winding, spooling', fō-čagaraŋ 'to wind, spool', praet. fō-la-čagaraŋ.
Comments: ССЕ 237. Werner 1, 461 <*kǝʔl>; Werner doubts the relationship of Kott. -ča-gar, and also does not list the Ket verb -kiĺ, while the noun kʌiĺ5 is given on p. 460 without etymology. Werner 1, 436 also has a word Ket kīĺ (pl. kīĺaŋ) 'Zwirn, Faden'; however, on p. 1, 426 the form kīĺaŋ is analyzed as kiʔ 'yarn' + ĺaʔŋ 'hank, skein', so this kīĺ may be a result of re-analyzing the form kīĺaŋ, and thus may be unrelated to the present root.
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Basque etymology :

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Proto-Basque: *bihur̄-
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: 1 to bend, twist 2 to turn 3 to return, come back 4 bent, curved
Araban: biur-tu 1
Bizkaian: bior-tu, biur-tu 1, 2, 3, biurri 4
Gipuzkoan: biur-tu, bior-tu 1, 3, biurri 4
High Navarrese: biur-tu, bior-tu 1, biurri 4
Low Navarrese: bihur-tu 1, 3, bihurri 4
Salazarese: biurri 4
Lapurdian: bihur-tu 1, 3, bihurri 4
Baztanese: biurri 4
Zuberoan: bühür-tu 1, 3, bühürri 4
Roncalese: biur-tu 1, 2, 3, biurri 4
Comments: There are other, more abstract, meanings, such as 'to translate' (languages), 'to convert' (religion), etc. For semantics, cf. *e=cuɫi 'to turn'. This is one of the words in which PSC *gw or *Gw has changed to Bsq *b (in the environment of high vowels).
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Austric etymology :

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Proto-Austric: *kVr
Meaning: bend
Borean etymology: Borean etymology
Proto-Austroasiatic: kVr
Austroasiatic meaning: bow
Proto-Austronesian: *tikur
Austronesian meaning: bend, curve
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Austro-Asiatic etymology :

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Proto-Austro-Asiatic: kVr
Meaning: bow
Austric etymology: Austric etymology
Proto-Katuic: Pak ke:r.L
Khmer: ? k<hn>a:r < OK k<hn>ar
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Katuic etymology :

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Proto-Katuic: *juŋ
Meaning: cling to
Presyllable: Q/ sǝ-
Austro-Asiatic etymology: Austro-Asiatic etymology
Proto-West Katuic: *juŋ
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West Katuic etymology :

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Proto-West Katuic: *juŋ
Meaning: cling to
Presyllable: Q/ sǝ-
Katuic etymology: Katuic etymology
Bru: sǝjuŋ.N
Bru meaning: to hang, cling; rǝjuŋ.N dangling
Kui: juŋ.B
Kui meaning: to hang on to
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Khmer etymology :

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Khmer: ka:r
Meaning: to defend, shield
Austro-Asiatic etymology: Austro-Asiatic etymology
Old Khmer: kar, ka:r
Old Khmer Meaning: to protect, prevent
References: P93, JP8
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