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West Chadic etymology :

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Proto-WChadic: *ḅwal-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'penis'
Bokos: ḅwel [JgR]
wchet-prnum,wchet-meaning,wchet-bks,

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Afroasiatic etymology :

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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *ʔa-bul-
Meaning: male genitals, penis
Borean etymology: Borean etymology
Semitic: *ʔabal- 'genitals, sexual organ'
Berber: *balul 'penis'
Egyptian: bnn 'beget; become erect' (BD); sign of phallus (late) (<*bVlVl?)
Western Chadic: *ḅwal- 'penis'
Central Chadic: *bwal- ~ *bVlVw- 'penis' 1, 'male genitals' 2
Saho-Afar: *balaʕ- 'testicle; groin'
afaset-meaning,afaset-prnum,afaset-sem,afaset-brb,afaset-egy,afaset-wch,afaset-cch,afaset-sho,

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Semitic etymology :

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Number: 1264
Proto-Semitic: *ʔabal-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'genitals, sexual organ'
Geʕez (Ethiopian): ʔabāl
Amharic: abal
Gurage: *abal
Notes: Cf. Tigrai bǝllǝʕ-ti 'part of body, sexual organ' (loan from or to Saho Afar *balaʕ- 'testicle; groin'?)
semet-proto,semet-prnum,semet-meaning,semet-gzz,semet-amh,semet-gur,semet-notes,

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Berber etymology :

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Proto-Berber: *balul
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'penis'
Senhadja: a-bālāl
Izayan: a-b_ǝllu
Rif: a-br_ur_
brbet-prnum,brbet-meaning,brbet-snh,brbet-izy,brbet-rif,

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Egyptian etymology :

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Old Egyptian: bnn (BD)
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'beget; become erect (of male)' (Foul 82); Bez. des Phallus (Sp) EG I 460
egyet-prnum,egyet-meaning,

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Central Chadic etymology :

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Proto-CChadic: *bwal-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'penis' 1, 'male genitals' 2
Bata: bollé1 [Sk]
Gulfey: bekewe 2 [Lk: 148]
cchet-prnum,cchet-meaning,cchet-bat,cchet-gul,

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Saho-Afar etymology :

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Proto-Saho-Afar: *balaʕ-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'testicle; groin'
Saho: bálʕ-ā
Afar (Danakil): bálaʕ-ā
Notes: Loan from or to Tna bǝllǝʕ-ti 'part of body, sexual organ'?
shoet-prnum,shoet-meaning,shoet-saho,shoet-afar,shoet-notes,

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Long-range etymologies :

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Borean (approx.) : PVLV
Meaning : penis
Eurasiatic : *bVĺV
Afroasiatic : *ʔa-bul-
Sino-Caucasian : *=V̆́ƛ̣V (*b-Vƛ̣V)
Austric : PAA *lɔʔ / *Cǝlɛʔ, PAN *ule 'penis'
African (misc.) : Bantu *-bódò 'penis'.
Reference : Blazhek; ND 211.
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Nostratic etymology :

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Eurasiatic: *bVĺV
Meaning: penis
Borean: Borean
Indo-European: *bhaln-/*bheln-
Dravidian: *bul-
References: ND 211 *bu/uĺXV 'tail, penis' (but Ur. see rather under *ṗVĺV).
nostret-meaning,nostret-prnum,nostret-ier,nostret-drav,nostret-reference,

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Indo-European etymology :

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Proto-IE: *bhaln-/-e-
Meaning: penis, vulva, anus
Old Greek: phalló-s m. `membrum virile'; phalē̂s or phálēs m. = phallós LS 1914
Germanic: *bill=, *ball-u- c., *ball-ia- m., *ball-uk=, *bull=
Celtic: OIr ball m. `membrum'
Russ. meaning: penis, vulva, anus
References: WP II 178
piet-meaning,piet-greek,piet-germ,piet-celt,piet-rusmean,piet-refer,

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Germanic etymology :

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Proto-Germanic: *bill=, *ballu-z, *ballia-z, *balluk=, *bull=
Meaning: testiculi, buttocks
IE etymology: IE etymology
Old Norse: bɔll-r m. `testiculus'
Norwegian: balle `Hode'
Old English: pl. beallucas `testiculi'
English: ballock
Old Saxon: ars-belli
Middle Dutch: bille, eers-bille
Dutch: bil f. `Hinterbacke'
Middle Low German: ars-bille `Hinterbacke'
Old High German: pl. ars-belli m. `Hinterbacken'
Middle High German: ars-, after-belle st. f. 'gesässbäcken'
German: hess. bulle `vulva', bille `penis'
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Pokorny's dictionary :

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Number: 216
Root: bhel-3, bhlē-
English meaning: to grow, spread, swell
German meaning: `aufblasen, aufschwellen, sprudeln, strotzen'
Material: Ai. bhāṇḍa- n. `Topf, Gefäß' (*bhāln-da?); nach Thieme (ZDMG. 92, 47 f.) hierher av. barǝ-s-man- `Bündel von Zweigen', ai. bársva m. Pl. `Wulst, Zahnfleisch' (Lw. aus av. *barsman `Polster'); vgl. unten ahd. bilorn.

    Arm. beɫun `fruchtbar' (: gr. φάλης), beɫn-awor ds. (: gr. φαλλός), Adontz, Mél. Boisacq 9.

    Gr. φαλλός, φάλης `penis' (φαλλός aus *bhl̥nós oder *bhelnós; vgl. air. ball, nhd. Bulle); dazu φάλλαινα (Bildung wie λύκαινα), φάλλη `Walfisch' (vgl. das wohl durch illyr. Vermittlung entlehnte lat. ballaena; auch mhd. bullich bezeichnet große Fischarten; identisch ist φάλλαινα `Nachtfalter', über ἀφελής und Zubehör s. oben Z. 1; über ὄφελος s. u. phel-; nach Persson Beitr. 299 ach φλόμος (φλόνος) `Königskerze, Pflanze mit dicken wolligen Blättern, als *bh(e)lo-mo-s?

    Vermutlich phryg. βάμ-βαλον, βά-βαλον `αἰδοι̃ον' Hes., auch βαλλιόν `penis'; thrak. VN Τρι-βαλλοί.

    Lat. follis `lederner Schlauch; Windball, Ballon; Blasebalg, Geldbeutel' (*bhl̥nis oder *bholnis, vgl. die germ. Worte mit -ll- aus -ln-);

    cymr. bâl f. `Erhöhung, Berggipfel' (*bhl̥ā);

    schwundstuf. air. ball m. `Glied, Körperteil', dann `Teil, Ort, Fleck' (auch am Körper), daher vielleicht auch cymr. ball `Epidemie'; cymr. balleg `Sack, Börse'; ablautendes bol, boll in cymr. dyrn-fol `Handschuh', arfolli `schwanger werden', ffroen-foll `mit geblähten Nüstern' (: φαλλός); reduktionsstuf. mit Formans -ko- und einer Bed. wie ahd. bald (s. u.): nir. bale `stark', cymr. balch, bret. balc'h `stolz, anmaßend'.

    bhl̥- (bhel-) in aschwed. bulin, bolin `aufgeschwollen', bulde, bolde, byld `Anschwellung, Geschwür; aisl. bulr, bolr m. `Baumstamm, Rumpf', mnd. mhd. bole f. `Planke' (nhd. Bohle); aisl. boli `Stier', ags. bula ds., bulluc `junger Stier', engl. bull, mnd. nhd. Bulle (als *bull-ōn = gr. *φάλλων von einem St. *bulla- = φαλλό-ς); hess. bulle `vulva'; aisl. bolli m. `Trinkschale' (`*kugeliges Gefäß'; mir. ballán `Trinkgefäß' wohl aus dem Nord.), ags. bolla m. `Schale', hēafodbolla `Hirnschale', afries. strotbolla `Kehlkopf', as. bollo `Trinkschale', ahd. bolla f. `Wasserblase, Fruchtbalg oder Knoten des Flachses', mhd. bolle f. `Knospe, kugelformiges Gefäß', ahd. hirnibolla `Hirnschale', nhd. Bolle, Roßbollen, mhd. bullich, bolch `großer Fisch u. a. Kabeljau' (vgl. φάλλαινα), vgl. auch ahd. bolōn, mhd. boln `rollen, werfen, schleudern' und mit der Bed. geschwollen = `dick, groß', schwed. mdartl. bål, bol `dick undgroß, stark, sehr kühn', aisl. poet. bolmr `Bär'; hierher wohl aisl. bulki `Schiffslast', schwed. dän. bulk `Buckel, Knollen';

    auf ein heterokl. Paradigma (?) *bhelr̥, Gen. *bhelnés deutet ahd. bilorn m. f. `Zahnfleisch' (*bilurnō `Schwellung, Wulst'), falls nicht aus *beluznō; germ. *bel-n- auch in hess. bille `penis' (: bulle), mnd. (ars-)bille, ndl. bil `Hinterbacke', schwed. fotabjälle `Fußballen, Zehenballen';

    ablautend ahd. ballo, balla, nhd. Ball, Ballen, ahd. arsbelli m. Pl. `Hinterbacken', ags. bealluc m. `Hoden' (*bhol-n-), aisl. bǫllr `Kugel, Ball, Hode'; aisl. bali `Erhöhung entlang dem Uferrande; kleine Erhöhung auf ebenem Boden'; mit Formans -to- und der Bed. `geschwollen' = `hochfahrend, kühn', got. bal-þaba Adv. `kühnlich', balþei f. `Kühnheit', aisl. ballr `furchtbar, gefährlich', baldinn `trotzig', ags. beald `kühn, dreist', ahd. bald `kühn, dreist, schnell', nhd. bald Adv.; dazu ags. bealdor `Fürst, Herr', aisl. GN Baldr.

    Mit Abtönungsstufe *bhōl- wohl norw. bøl `brünstig, von der Sau' (ablautend bala `brünstig sein').

    Wurzelform bhlē-:

    Gr. φλήναφος `Geschwätz, schwatzhaft', φλην-έω, -άω `bin schwatzhaft'; ἐκωφλαίνω wie φαίνω von bhā-, Aor. ἐκφλη̃ναι `hervorsprudeln';

    lat. flō, flāre `blasen' (wohl aus *bhlǝ-i̯ō), aber flēmina `Krampfadern' ist wohl Lw. aus gr. φλεγμονή; norw. dial. blæma `Hautbläschen'; aschwed. blæmma ds.; ahd. blāt(t)ara, as. blādara `Blase, Blatter', ags. blǣdre ds., Red.-St. aisl. blaðra `Bläschen, Blatter', ahd. usw. blat `Blatt'; aisl. blā- in Zs. `übermäßig, sehr'; mit vorherrschender Bed. `blasen' ahd. i̯o-Präs. blājan, blāen `blasen, blähen, aufblähen', ags. blāwan `blasen' (das w aus dem Perf.), ahd. blāt, ags. blæd `Wehen, Hauch, Windstoß', aisl. blǣr `Windstoß'; mit -s- got. ufblēsan `aufblasen', aisl. blāsa `blasen, keuchen, aufblasen; unpers.: aufschwellen', ahd. blāsan `blasen', blāsa `Blase', blāst `Blasen, Hauch', ags. blǣst, aisl. blāstr (*blēstu-) `Blasen, Hauch, Schnauben, Zorn';

    lett. blèn̨as `Possen' stammt aus dem russ. Lw. blèdis `Betrüger'.

    Hierher vielleicht got. blōþ `Blut', s. bhel-4.

References: WP. II 177 f., WH. I 515, 524 f.
See also: Dazu bhel-4 `blühen' usw. und die Erweiterungen bhelĝh-, bhlē̆d-, bhlegʷ-, bhlei-, bhleu- `schwellen' usw.
Pages: 120-122
PIE database: PIE database
pokorny-root,pokorny-meaning,pokorny-ger_mean,pokorny-material,pokorny-ref,pokorny-seealso,pokorny-pages,pokorny-piet,

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Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-Dravidian : *bul-
Meaning : male organ
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Proto-South Dravidian: *bul-
dravet-meaning,dravet-prnum,dravet-sdr,

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South Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-South Dravidian : *bul-
Meaning : male organ
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Kannada : bulla, bulli
Kannada meaning : male generative organ
Number in DED : 4309
sdret-meaning,sdret-prnum,sdret-kan,sdret-kanmean,sdret-dednum,

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Sino-Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *=V̆́ƛ̣V
Meaning: to copulate
Borean etymology: Borean etymology
North Caucasian: *=üƛ̣_V
Sino-Tibetan: *le (~ ƛ-)
Yenisseian: *beʔl (~w-,-r)
sccet-meaning,sccet-prnum,sccet-cauc,sccet-stib,sccet-yen,

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North Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-North Caucasian: *=üƛ̣_V
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: to copulate
Proto-Tsezian: *daƛ̣
Proto-Lezghian: *ʔeƛ̣:a
Proto-Khinalug: lɨ-ḳi
Notes: Reconstructed for the PEC level. PTs has preserved only a deverbal noun (*d-ãƛ̣), but in general the etymology seems satisfactory.
caucet-prnum,caucet-meaning,caucet-cez,caucet-lezg,caucet-khin,caucet-comment,

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Tsezian etymology :

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Proto-Tsezian: *daƛ̣
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: penis
Bezhta: daƛ̣ (Khosh.)
Gunzib: ṭaƛ̣
Comments: PGB *daƛ̣ (with assimilation d- > ṭ- in Gunz.; cf. also Bezht. Tlad. daƛ̣).
cezet-prnum,cezet-meaning,cezet-bzt,cezet-gnz,cezet-comment,

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Lezghian etymology :

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Proto-Lezghian: *ʔeƛ̣:a
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: to copulate
Rutul: -egge-s
Tsakhur: hi-ik:a-s
Comment: Rut. has preserved -gg- in an expressive word (instead of a more usual reflex -g-).
lezget-prnum,lezget-meaning,lezget-rut,lezget-cak,lezget-comment,

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Khinalug etymology :

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Khinalug root: lɨ-ḳi
North Caucasian etymology: 1774
Meaning: to copulate
Khinalug form: lɨ-ḳi
khinet-prnum,khinet-meaning,khinet-khi,

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Sino-Tibetan etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *le (~ ƛ-)
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: penis, male
Tibetan: mʒ́e penis.
Burmese: lih ( / rih) penis, LB *lix.
Kachin: uli3 a bull kept for breeding.
Lushai: KC *hlui masculine of fowls.
Kiranti: *lè coire, *bh-lè penis
Comments: BG: Dimasa li-dao-di testicle (Sh. 443), Garo ri-gaŋ; Kanauri kut-li; Bahing bli penis. Sh. 407, Ben. 62. STEDT 311-317 *m-ley 'penis'. Part of the Kiranti forms (Sunw. lū-, cf. also Bahing lu-, Bantawa lü-; unclear in any case is Kul. lui-) may in fact go back to *lŏ 'desire; copulate' q.v.
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Kiranti etymology :

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Proto-Kiranti: *bhlè
Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology
Meaning: penis
Tulung: ble
Kaling: li
Limbu: le
Dumi:
Kulung: le
Yamphu: säʔ-li
Comments: Toba 93 *bli. Cf. also K lekɔtɔs, T lekɔkti testicle (*bhlè penis + *qhák skin + *ʔtì egg [+ *c1ǝ̀ in Kg]); Yamphu lä:ŋa testicles. Cf. *lè coire.
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Limbu dictionary :

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Entry: le:
Kiranti etymology: Kiranti etymology
Grammar: n.
Meaning: penis
limet-prnum,limet-pspeech,limet-meaning,

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Dumi dictionary :

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Entry: li:
Kiränti etymology: Kiränti etymology
Grammar: n.
Meaning: penis
Nepali: lāḍo
Comments: cf. bha, i:gdǝm, ka:diʔ, tsirdǝm.
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Kulung dictionary :

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Entry: le
Kiranti etymology: Kiranti etymology
Grammar: n.
Meaning: penis
Nepali: lāḍo.
kulet-prnum,kulet-pspeech,kulet-meaning,kulet-nepali,

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Yamphu dictionary :

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Entry: säʔli
Kiranti etymology: Kiranti etymology
Stem: <syäʔli>
Grammar: n.
Meaning: penis.
yamet-prnum,yamet-stem,yamet-pspeech,yamet-meaning,

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Yenisseian etymology :

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Proto-Yenisseian: *beʔl (~w-,-r)
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: harlot
Ket: bɛʔĺ
Yug: bɛʔl (Werner 1, 118)
Comments: ССЕ 208. Werner 1, 118 (without reconstruction).
yenet-prnum,yenet-meaning,yenet-ket,yenet-sym,yenet-notes,

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Austric etymology :

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Proto-Austric: *lVj
Meaning: penis
Borean etymology: Borean etymology
Proto-Austroasiatic: *lɔʔ / *Cǝlɛʔ + MU
Austroasiatic meaning: penis
Munda parallels: M lɔeʒ penis
Proto-Austronesian: *ule
Austronesian meaning: penis
Austronesian code: 24:19
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Austro-Asiatic etymology :

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Proto-Austro-Asiatic: *lɔʔ / *lɛʔ
Meaning: *penis
Austric etymology: Austric etymology
Proto-Katuic: EK *lɔʔ
Proto-Bahnaric: WB *lɔʔ
Proto-Palaungic: *liʔ
Proto-Khmu: *leʔ
References: Sid
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Katuic etymology :

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Proto-Katuic: *lɔʔ
Meaning: penis
Presyllable: #
Austro-Asiatic etymology: Austro-Asiatic etymology
Proto-East Katuic: *lɔʔ
References: TK5.60a
katet-meaning,katet-prpr,katet-prnum,katet-ekat,katet-bibref,

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East Katuic etymology :

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Proto-East Katuic: *lɔʔ
Meaning: penis
Presyllable: #
Katuic etymology: Katuic etymology
Kri: lâʔ
Chatong: lɔʔ
ekatet-meaning,ekatet-epre,ekatet-prnum,ekatet-kr,ekatet-ct,

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Bahnar etymology :

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Proto-Bahnaric: *lɔʔ
Meaning: penis
Presyllable: #
Austro-Asiatic etymology: Austro-Asiatic etymology
Proto-West Bahnaric: *lɔʔ
banet-meaning,banet-prpr,banet-prnum,banet-web,

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West Bahnaric etymology :

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Proto-West- Bahnaric: *lɔʔ
Meaning: penis
Bahnaric etymology: Bahnaric etymology
Nhaheung form: lɔʔ
Nhaheung meaning: penis
Brao form: lɔʔ
Brao meaning: penis
References: JS-513
webet-meaning,webet-prnum,webet-nha,webet-nhame,webet-brao,webet-brame,webet-refer,

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Palaung-Wa etymology :

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Proto-Palaung-Wa: *liʔ
Meaning: penis
Austro-Asiatic etymology: Austro-Asiatic etymology
Proto-Wa: *liʔ, g-
Proto-Plang: **liʔ, k-
Riang: lɛʔ.1, k-
Riang meaning: penis
Proto-Angku: *li:, Q-
Danaw: le.1 penis
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Wa etymology :

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Proto-Wa:
Meaning: penis
Palaung-Wa etymology: Palaung-Wa etymology
Paraok: kliʔ.B
Paraok meaning: penis
Wa: kliʔ.B
Wa meaning: penis
Ava: kleʔ
References: D-109: *kliʔ
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Angku etymology :

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Proto-Angku: *li:, Q-
Meaning: penis
Palaung-Wa etymology: Palaung-Wa etymology
Pangpin: li.51
Gantang: li.31
U: li.2 T??
pranet-meaning,pranet-prnum,pranet-phu,pranet-ph2,pranet-u,

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