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Nostratic etymology :

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Eurasiatic: *tujpV
Meaning: hill, top
Borean: Borean
Indo-European: *dub- (Slav. *dɨb-, Germ. *tupp-)
Altaic: *tújpè ( ~ d-)
Uralic: *täwe (cf. also *tOmpV )
Dravidian: *ḍip- (?)
References: ND 497a *dVbV 'hill' + 498 *dubV 'edge, end'; 2284 *to[ṗ]E 'head, top' (IE+Alt+ Eg.); 2396 *ṭäṗe/ü 'high place, top, hill' (?Alt. (t`ĕp`á 'tuft' + same Ur. + same Drav.).
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Altaic etymology :

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Proto-Altaic: *tújpè ( ~ d-)
Nostratic: Nostratic
Meaning: hill, top
Russian meaning: вершина
Mongolian: *dobu / *döbe
Tungus-Manchu: *dǖ- ( ~ *düb-)
Japanese: *(d)ípà
Comments: Medial -j- should be postulated to account for the vowel (*ü) in PTM and for the otherwise irregular fronting *u > i in Jpn. For a possible reflex in Turkic see under *t`ep`a.
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Mongolian etymology :

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Proto-Mongolian: *dobu / *döbe
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: 1 hill 2 to be convex, protuberant
Russian meaning: 1 холм 2 быть выпуклым
Written Mongolian: dobu(n) (L 256: dobuŋ), döbe(n)
Khalkha: dov 1, dovoj- 2
Buriat: dobo 1
Kalmuck: dowṇ, döwṇ 1
Ordos: dowoŋ 1
Monguor: toboi- 2 (MGCD 221)
Comments: MGCD 221.
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Tungus etymology :

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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *dǖ- ( ~ *düb-)
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: 1 top 2 mountain top 3 taiga region
Russian meaning: 1 верх 2 вершина горы 3 лесная, таежная местность
Evenki: dī- 1
Even: dī- 1
Spoken Manchu: den 'tall, high' (2399, 2615)
Literary Manchu: de-n, de-le 1
Ulcha: duwu 3
Orok: duwwē̂ 3
Nanai: duje 3
Oroch: di-xi 3
Udighe: dī- 3
Comments: ТМС 1, 202-203.
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Japanese etymology :

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Proto-Japanese: *(d)ípà
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: rock, cliff
Russian meaning: скала
Old Japanese: ipa
Middle Japanese: ífà
Tokyo: iwá
Kyoto: íwà
Kagoshima: íwa
Comments: JLTT 429.
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Uralic etymology :

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Number: 1658
Proto: *täwe
> Nostratic: > Nostratic
English meaning: hill, island
German meaning: Hügel, Insel
Saam (Lapp): dievva -v- (N) '(roundish) hill', tievvā (L) 'Hügel, Anhöhe' ( > Finn. dial. tieva 'Insel im Morast, Waldhügel')
Komi (Zyrian): di (S Lu. PO) 'Insel, Halbinsel, Waldhügel, Waldung'
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Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-Dravidian : *ḍip- (?)
Meaning : hill
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Proto-South Dravidian: *Tip-ai
Proto-Telugu : *tipp-/*dibb-
Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *ḍib-
Proto-Gondi-Kui : *ḍip-
Notes : A complicated case; many irregular correspondences. Possibly several roots.
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South Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-South Dravidian : *dibbaṇ-
Meaning : nuptial procession
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Kannada : dibbaṇa
Kannada meaning : a nuptial procession, esp. of the friends and relatives of the bridegroom
Kannada derivates : nibbaṇa a marriage festival with all its display, esp. with its processions and gifts, the display of the gifts or the gifts themselves; nibbaṇiga the friend or attendant or companion of a bridegroom
Tulu : dibbaṇa
Tulu meaning : bridal party, marriage procession
Number in DED : 3230
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Telugu etymology :

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Proto-Telugu : *tipp-/*dibb-
Meaning : hill, hillock, rock, mountain, heap, mound, small island
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Telugu : tippa
Additional forms : Also dibba hillock, mound, heap
Number in DED : 3229
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Kolami-Gadba etymology :

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Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *ḍib-
Meaning : mound
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Parji : ḍibba
Kondekor Gadba : dibbe "hillock, mound"
Number in DED : 3229
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Gondwan etymology :

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Proto-Gondi-Kui : *ḍip-
Meaning : hill
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Proto-Gondi : *dip-
Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *ḍep-
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Gondi etymology :

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Proto-Gondi : *dip-
Meaning : highland; heap
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Muria Gondi : dippa "highland for cultivation, forest field"
Maria Gondi (Mitchell) : dībe "heap"
Number in DED : 3229
Number in CVOTGD : 1865, 1869
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Kui-Kuwi etymology :

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Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *ḍep-
Meaning : hill
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Kui : ḍepa "rising ground, high land, lower slopes of a hill, shore, earth platform, veranda, dais"
Kuwi (Schulze) : debbe
Additional forms : Also Kuwi bā'ali dibba sandhill
Notes : Kuwi forms borrowed from Telugu.
Number in DED : 3229
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Long-range etymologies :

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Borean (approx.) : TVPV
Meaning : hill
Eurasiatic : *tujpV
Afroasiatic : *dVbb- (Cush., Berb., Ar., Eg.)
Sino-Caucasian : *dV̆mpé
Austric : PAA *kǝdʔap 'top. head'
African (misc.) : Bantu *-dìmà 'hill'.
Reference : ND 497a, 498.
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Sino-Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *dV̆mpé
Meaning: bank, edge
Borean etymology: Borean etymology
North Caucasian: *dŏmpe
Sino-Tibetan: *di(ǝ)p ~ *dep
Yenisseian: *tɨp-
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North Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-North Caucasian: *dŏmpe
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: edge, bank
Proto-Dargwa: *dumb
Proto-Lezghian: *t:am[a]
Notes: A Lezg.-Darg. isogloss.
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Dargwa etymology :

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Proto-Dargwa: *dumb
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: edge, bank
Akusha: dub
Chiragh: dum
Comments: Cf. also Ur., Mek., Kharb. dub 'bank'. From the same root is obviously formed Ak. dub-ura, Chir. dab-ura 'mountain'. Although the Chir. form here has lost the nasalization, its former presence is securely confirmed by an old Archi loanword from Darg.: Arch. dumpǝra 'hill'.
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Lezghian etymology :

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Proto-Lezghian: *t:am[a]
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: 1 wood, forest 2 river
Lezghian: t:am 1
Rutul: dam 1
Tsakhur: dama 2
Comment: Obl. base not quite clear (Lezg. t:amu- and Rut. damɨ- seem to contradict to Tsakh. dama). 4th class in Rut., but 3d in Tsakh. The original meaning was probably 'forest near the river-bank' (whence, on one hand, 'forest', on the other - 'river'); cf. the meaning of related forms in Darg. [It is not excluded that the old meaning 'edge' is preserved in Ud. dömbä 'corner, edge' - which otherwise has an obscure etymology. Cf. also Ag. Fit. damb 'tomb-stone' which may preserve a rather archaic phonetic and semantic shape].
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Sino-Tibetan etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *di(ǝ)p ~ *dep
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: top
Burmese: thip top, apex.
Lushai: čhīp crown of the head; top, apex.
Kiranti: *thèm ?
Comments: Sh. 67.
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Kiranti etymology :

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Proto-Kiranti: *thèm
Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology
Meaning: top
Tulung: them upper part of tree, foliage
Kaling: themba on top of
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Yenisseian etymology :

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Proto-Yenisseian: *tɨp-
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: precipice
Ket: tɨ̄, pl. tɨ̄ŋ
Yug: tɨfǝl, pl. tɨfǝlɨŋ
Comments: ССЕ 286. Werner 2, 306, 312, with some confusion: reconstructs *thɨphǝl on p. 312, but on p. 306 suggests a compound *thɨ + *phǝl, where none of the components is explained. One cannot reconstruct *tɨ on the basis of the Ket form: the latter plainly goes back to *tɨpV-, as shown by Yug.
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