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Altaic etymology :

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Proto-Altaic: *kaĺpa
Nostratic: Nostratic
Meaning: a k. of vessel
Russian meaning: вид сосуда
Turkic: *KAĺuk / *KAlgak
Mongolian: *kalbuga
Tungus-Manchu: *kala-n
Japanese: *kasipa
Comments: EAS 123, KW 83, Владимирцов 366, Poppe 78 (Turk.-Mong.), Цинциус 1984, 83, Miller 1970, 130, JOAL 121, Street 1980, 286-287, АПиПЯЯ 75. Despite TMN 3, 391, Щербак 1997, 135. borrowing in Mong. from Turk. is excluded. One cannot exclude a possibility that we are dealing with two different roots here: cf. the distinction in Turkic, strange loss of *-b- in Tungus *kala-n, and another Kor.-Jpn. root for 'vessel, container': MKor. kari 'fish pot, basket for catching fish', OJ ke (PJ *ka-i) 'vessel, container' (see Whitman 1985, 160).
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Turkic etymology :

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Proto-Turkic: *KAĺuk / *KAlgak
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: 1 spoon 2 oar, shovel
Russian meaning: 1 ложка 2 весло, лопатка
Old Turkic: qašuq 1
Karakhanid: qašuq, qašɨq (MK)
Turkish: kašɨk 1, dial. kalak 2
Tatar: qašɨq 1, qalaq 2 > Chuv.
Middle Turkic: qašɨq (IM), qašuq (Houts., AH, Pav. C.)
Uzbek: qɔšiq 1, qɔlɔq 2
Uighur: qošuq, dial. qašuq 1, qalaq 2
Azerbaidzhan: GašɨG 1
Turkmen: qašɨq 1
Khakassian: xazɨx 1, xalɣax 1,2
Shor: qalaq 2
Oyrat: qažɨq 1, qalaq 2
Tofalar: qah́ik 1, qalɣaq 2
Kirghiz: qašɨq 1, qalaq 2
Kazakh: qasɨq 1, qalaq 2
Noghai: qasɨq 1, qalaq 2
Bashkir: qašɨq 1, qalaq 2
Balkar: qašɨq 1, qalaq 2
Karakalpak: qasɨq 1, qalaq 2
Kumyk: qašɨq 1, qalaq 2
Comments: VEWT 225, 241, ЭСТЯ 5, 231-232, 353-354. Turk. > Russ. Siber. kašík, see Аникин 277.
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Mongolian etymology :

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Proto-Mongolian: *kalbuga
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: spoon, ladle, oar
Russian meaning: ложка, весло
Written Mongolian: qalbuɣa, qalbaɣa(n) (L 917, 918)
Middle Mongolian: xalbuxua (HY 19), qalbuqa (SH), ɣalbuɣa (MA 139)
Khalkha: xalbaga(n)
Buriat: xalbaga 'ложка, весло, поплавок (удочки), плавники (рыбы)'
Ordos: xalbaGa
Monguor: xụ̄rGa (SM 185)
Comments: Cf. also *kalba- 'flat, broad' (KW 83).
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Tungus etymology :

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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *kala-n
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: 1 kettle 2 bag
Russian meaning: 1 котел 2 сума
Evenki: kalan 1
Even: qalā-was 2
Ulcha: qala(n) 1
Nanai: qalã 1
Udighe: kala(n) 1
Comments: ТМС 1, 364-365. Cf. also *kalbi- 'flat, broad' (ТМС 1, 365; hardly < Mong., despite Doerfer MT 51, 69 - although some forms, notably Evk. kalbaɣa 'spoon', Man. χalbaχa 'crooked part of a flat spoon', are probably borrowed, see Rozycki 100).
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Japanese etymology :

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Proto-Japanese: *kasipa
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: vessel
Russian meaning: вид сосуда
Old Japanese: kasipa
Comments: In the earliest texts the word unambiguously denotes some kind of vessel (esp. a wine vessel); its reinterpretation as 'oak leaf' and 'food-wrapping oak-leaf' is certainly a later folk-etymological development.
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Nostratic etymology :

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Eurasiatic: *kala
Meaning: vessel
Borean: Borean
Indo-European: ?*kalp-
Altaic: *kaĺpa
Uralic: ? cf. Mord. kojme and Komi koĺmǝ̑ 'shovel' - hardly to PU *kojwa- 'dig'.
Dravidian: *kal-
References: ОСНЯ 1, 287-288.
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Indo-European etymology :

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Proto-IE: *kalp-
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Meaning: a k. of vessel
Old Indian: karpara- m. `cup, pot, bowl'
Old Greek: kálpis, -idos, acc. -in f. `Krug, Urne'; kalpó-phóro- `krugtragend'
Germanic: *xal(a)b=
Latin: calpar, gen. -āris n. `Weinfass aus Ton'
Celtic: OIr cilorn, cilurnn `urna'; Cymr celwrn `Milcheimer', Bret kelorn `Kübel'
Russ. meaning: сосуд
References: WP I 447
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Germanic etymology :

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Proto-Germanic: *xal(a)b=
Meaning: vessel with a grip
IE etymology: IE etymology
Old High German: hal(a)p usw. Handhabe < Gefäss mit Handhabe
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Pokorny's dictionary :

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Number: 895
Root: kelp-, kl̥p-
English meaning: jar, cauldron
German meaning: `Krug, Topf'
Material: Gr. κάλπις, -ιδος, κάλπη f. `Krug; Aschenurne';

    lat. calpar, -āris `Weinfaß' (*calp-āli-, wohl lat. Weiterbildung des gr. κάλπᾱ);

    air. cilornn, cilurnn `urna' (*kelpurno-), cymr. celwrn `Milcheimer', bret. kelorn `Kübel', brit. ON Celurnum.

References: WP. I 447, WH. I 142.
Pages: 555
PIE database: PIE database
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Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-Dravidian : *kàl-
Meaning : vessel; ship, boat
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Proto-South Dravidian: *kal-
Proto-Telugu : *kal-am
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South Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-South Dravidian : *kal-
Meaning : vessel, pot; ship
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Tamil : kalam
Tamil meaning : vessel, plate, utensil, earthenware, ship
Tamil derivates : kalavar navigators
Malayalam : kalam
Malayalam meaning : pot, vessel, ship
Kannada : kala
Kannada meaning : pot, vessel
Kodagu : kala
Kodagu meaning : big pot
Tulu : kara
Tulu meaning : an earthen vessel
Proto-Nilgiri : *kal-
Number in DED : 1305
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Nilgiri etymology :

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Proto-Nilgiri : *kal-
Meaning : clay pot in the making
South Dravidian etymology: South Dravidian etymology
Kota : kalm (obl. kalt-)
Additional forms : Also Kota k/gal in: ap gal
Number in DED : 1305
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Telugu etymology :

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Proto-Telugu : *kal-am
Meaning : ship
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Telugu : kalamu
Additional forms : Also kalamari sailor
Number in DED : 1305
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Long-range etymologies :

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Borean (approx.) : KVLV
Meaning : vessel
Eurasiatic : *kala
Afroasiatic : *kʷalay-
Sino-Caucasian : *[Q]VlṗV
Austric : PAN *saRup 'scoop up' ?
African (misc.) : Bantu *-kádì 'pot'.
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Afroasiatic etymology :

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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *kʷalay-
Meaning: vessel, pot
Borean etymology: Borean etymology
Semitic: *kalVy- ~ *kayl- 'vessel' 1, 'measure' 2
Egyptian: t_ꜣ.t 'vessel' (OK)
Western Chadic: *kali-/*kyal- 'pot' 1, 'calabash' 2, 'gourd' 3, 'gourd-bottle' 4
Central Chadic: *kʷalay- 'pot' 1, 'calabash' 2
East Chadic: *kwali- 'cooking pot' 1, 'pot' 2
Low East Cushitic: *kill- 'small bowl' ~ *(ʔV-)kVli- 'skin bucket'
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Semitic etymology :

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Number: 254
Proto-Semitic: *kalVy- ~ *kayl-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'vessel' 1, 'measure' 2
Hebrew: kǝlī 1
Syrian Aramaic: kayl- 2
Arabic: kayl- 1, 2
Epigraphic South Arabian: kl 2
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Egyptian etymology :

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Old Egyptian: t_ꜣ.t
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'vessel' (OK)
Notes: Palatalization of *k-. Note -ꜣ- < *-l-
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West Chadic etymology :

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Proto-WChadic: *kul-, *kal-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'pot' 1, 'jug' 2, 'gourd' 3, 'gourd-bottle'4
Hausa: kúllú 2
Karekare: kǝli 1 [ Kr N 241]
Dera=Kanakuru: kílé 1 [NmK]
Tangale: ,kukul 1
Ngamo: kyèllɛ̂ 1 [KrN241]
Geji: kāl ǝ 4 [Cs]
Dwot: kàli 3 [Cs]
Tala: kāl 3 [Cs]
Mangas: kal 3 [Cs]
Notes: cf. *kwal- 'calabash'
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Central Chadic etymology :

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Proto-CChadic: *kʷalay-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'pot' 1, 'calabash' 2
Higi Ghye: kuli 1 [Kr: 164]
Gava: kwǝ̀lá 2 [Kr: 125]
Buduma=Yedina: káloē 1 [LBud]
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East Chadic etymology :

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Proto-EChadic: *kwali-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'cooking pot' 1, 'pot' 2
Kwang: koli 2 [???]
Bidiya: kólle 1 [JBid]
Mubi: kṓlì 1 [Lk: 188]
Notes: Cf. Migama kòlò-ngàné 'clay-pot' [JMig] (marmite)
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Low East Cushitic etymology :

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Proto-Low East Cushitic: *kill- 1 ~ *(ʔV-)kVli-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'small bowl' 1, 'skin bucket' 2
Oromo (Galla): killa 1, okolee 2
Notes: Prefix *ʔV-
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Sino-Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *[Q]VlṗV
Meaning: scoop, ladle
Borean etymology: Borean etymology
Sino-Tibetan: *Guap
Yenisseian: *KVlpV ?
Burushaski: *khápun
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Sino-Tibetan etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *Guap
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: scoop, draw water
Chinese: *kǝp draw water.
Burmese: khap to dip up, take out of, draw, as water, LB khapx.
Lushai: hōp eat with a spoon.
Kiranti: *wä́p
Comments: BG: Garo ko draw water, Dimasa di khau id. Ben. 73; Coblin 66; Gong 45.
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Chinese characters :

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Character:
Modern (Beijing) reading: jí
Preclassic Old Chinese: kǝp
Classic Old Chinese: kǝp
Western Han Chinese: kǝp
Eastern Han Chinese: kǝp
Early Postclassic Chinese: kip
Middle Postclassic Chinese: kip
Late Postclassic Chinese: kip
Middle Chinese: kip
English meaning : to draw water
Russian meaning[s]: поднимать воду (из колодца); черпать
Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology
Radical: 85
Four-angle index: 6355
Karlgren code: 0681 h
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Kiranti etymology :

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Proto-Kiranti: *wä́p
Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology
Meaning: scoop out
Tulung: wap- scoop up (fluid), fill
Kaling: 'wämnä ('wäbu)
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Yenisseian etymology :

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Proto-Yenisseian: *KVlpV
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: spoon
Kottish: xalpen (М., Сл., Кл.)
Arin: kɨlṕhan (М., Сл., Кл.) "ложка"
Pumpokol: hápi (Сл.) "ложка"
Comments: ССЕ 243. Werner 2, 383.
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Burushaski etymology :

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Common Burushaski: *khapun
Sino-Caucasian Etymology: Sino-Caucasian Etymology
Meaning: scoop
Yasin: khápun
Hunza: khápun
Nagar: khápun
Comments: Sh. khapéi, Kho. kipīni
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