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Nostratic etymology :

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Eurasiatic: *dVrV
Meaning: to tremble
Borean: Borean
Indo-European: *dhreugh- (BS)
Altaic: *déru ( ~ -ŕ-)
Uralic: *tarV-, *tarkV 'tremble, shake'
Dravidian: *tir-i-
References: ND 566 *daRugV 'to tremble, shake' (with a very dubious Arab. parallel).
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Altaic etymology :

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Proto-Altaic: *déru ( ~ -ŕ-)
Nostratic: Nostratic
Meaning: to shake, sway
Russian meaning: качаться, махать
Mongolian: *derbe-
Tungus-Manchu: *der(gi)-
Japanese: *dúr-
Comments: Cf. also PTM *deri(n)- 'jump, run'. {ND 566 adds WMo dorgi- 'tremble, shake, vibrate'}
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Mongolian etymology :

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Proto-Mongolian: *derbe-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: to sway, swing
Russian meaning: махать, колыхаться
Written Mongolian: derbe- (L 252)
Middle Mongolian: derbel- (SH)
Khalkha: derve-
Buriat: derbelze-
Kalmuck: derwǝ-
Ordos: derwe-
Comments: KW 90.
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Tungus etymology :

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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *der(gi)-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: 1 to shiver, tremble 2 to sway
Russian meaning: 1 дрожать, трястись 2 развеваться
Evenki: dergi-, deriŋ- 1
Literary Manchu: dergiše- 2
Ulcha: derǯi- 1, dēremneči- 1
Nanai: dergi- 1
Comments: ТМС 1, 237.
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Japanese etymology :

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Proto-Japanese: *dúr-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: to shake, sway
Russian meaning: качать(ся), махать
Middle Japanese: jur-
Tokyo: yùr-
Kyoto: yúr-
Kagoshima: yúr-
Comments: JLTT 788.
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Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-Dravidian : *tir-i-
Meaning : to tremble
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *tirg-
Proto-Gondi-Kui : *tir-ig-
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Kolami-Gadba etymology :

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Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *tirg-
Meaning : to tremble
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Naiki : tirg-
Parji : tir-, (S) tirv-, tiri-
Ollari Gadba : tirg-
Kondekor Gadba : tirg- (tirig-) "to shiver"
Additional forms : Also Parji tirk- to shudder, throb (pulse); tirbir-, tirbir er- to tremble
Number in DED : 3253
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Gondwan etymology :

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Proto-Gondi-Kui : *tir-ig-
Meaning : to tremble
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Konda : tirg-
Proto-Pengo-Manda : *trīg-
Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *trig-
Notes : Bisyllabic root.
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Konda etymology :

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Konda : tirg-
Meaning: to tremble
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Number in DED : 3253
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Pengo-Manda etymology :

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Proto-Pengo-Manda : *trīg-
Meaning : to tremble
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Pengo : trīg- (trīkt-)
Manda : trīg-
Additional Forms : Also Pengo tripka- (< trik-pa-) to be startled
Number in DED : 3253
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Kui-Kuwi etymology :

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Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *trig-
Meaning : to shiver, tremble
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Kui : tirga (tirgi-) "to shiver, tremble; n. shivering, trembling"
Kuwi (Fitzgerald) : tṛīgali "to shiver"
Kuwi (Schulze) : trīginai "to tremble"
Kuwi (Israel) : trig- (-it-) "to shiver"
Additional forms : Also Kui trikna in a startled manner; triki inba to be startled
Notes : The variant *trig- is probably primary here; in Kui it probably > *tirg- because of the short vowel. However, this is not certain; although the nearest relatives do have trig- (so in Pengo and Manda), other CDR languages have tirg- (Konda and Kolami-Gadba). Indeed, there may have been a variation.
Number in DED : 3253
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Long-range etymologies :

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Borean (approx.) : TVRV
Meaning : to shake
Eurasiatic : *dVrV
Sino-Caucasian : *dV́rV̆
Austric : PAN *eter, *terter 'shake, vibrate, tremble'.
Notes : Sag. 51 (Chin.-AN).
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Sino-Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *dV́rV̆
Meaning: to shake
Borean etymology: Borean etymology
Sino-Tibetan: *t[ɨ̆]r ( ~ d-)
Yenisseian: *-tV(ʔ)r
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Sino-Tibetan etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *t[ɨ̆]r ( ~ d-)
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: shake, shiver
Chinese: *tǝrs shake; fear; clap of thunder.
Tibetan: ãdar to tremble, shiver, quake.
Burmese: tun to tremble, shake, shiver, fear.
Lepcha: tir, tjir, tjăr to move, to shake, to curl, as in contempt; to shake, as earth, house
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Chinese characters :

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Character:
Modern (Beijing) reading: zhèn
Preclassic Old Chinese: tǝrs
Classic Old Chinese: tǝnh
Western Han Chinese: tǝnh
Eastern Han Chinese: ćǝnh
Early Postclassic Chinese: ćìn
Middle Postclassic Chinese: ćìn
Late Postclassic Chinese: ćìn
Middle Chinese: ćìn
English meaning : to shake
Russian meaning[s]: 1) раскат грома; удар грома; ударить (о молнии); 2) землетрясение; сотрясти; сотрясение; колебать; 3) вздрагивать, трепетать; дрожать от страха, бояться; 4) приводить в трепет, внушать страх; 5) забеременеть; 6) чжэнь (название триграммы в Ицзине); 7) 12-е число (в телеграммах)
Comments: See 振.
Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology
Dialectal data: Dialectal data
Radical: 173
Four-angle index: 5654
Karlgren code: 0455 s
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Chinese Dialects :

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Number: 2112
Chinese etymology: Chinese etymology
Character:
MC description : 臻開三去震章
ZIHUI: 7201 2058
Beijing: c̣ǝn 3
Jinan: c̣ẽ 3
Xi'an: c̣ẽ 3
Taiyuan: cǝŋ 2
Hankou: cǝn 2
Chengdu: cǝn 2
Yangzhou: cǝn 3
Suzhou: cǝn 31
Wenzhou: caŋ 31
Changsha: c̣ǝn 31
Shuangfeng: ćin 31
Nanchang: cǝn 31
Meixian: cǝn 2
Guangzhou: čan 31
Xiamen: cin 31
Chaozhou: ciŋ 31
Fuzhou: ciŋ 31
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Yenisseian etymology :

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Proto-Yenisseian: *tVr
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: to shake
Kottish: ši-tar 'shaking', ba-tharaŋ, praet. bala-tharaŋ, imp. al-thar 'to shake'
Comments: ССЕ 292. Werner 2, 441 <*thaʎ->.
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Austric etymology :

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Proto-Austric: *tVr
Meaning: shake
Borean etymology: Borean etymology
Proto-Austroasiatic: *tVr
Austroasiatic meaning: tremble
Proto-Austronesian: *eter, *terter
Austronesian meaning: 'shake, vibrate, tremble'
References: Peiros 1989
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