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Altaic etymology :
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Proto-Altaic: *keru(ĺV)
Meaning: a k. of predator
Russian meaning: вид хищника
Comments: The root must have denoted some big predator, probably the wolverine. Cf. also MMong. (HY 10) qarxulax 'small tiger'. altet-prnum,altet-meaning,altet-rusmean,altet-turc,altet-mong,altet-tung,altet-kor,altet-jap,altet-reference,
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Turkic etymology :
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Proto-Turkic: *KArɨĺ-
Meaning: wolf
Russian meaning: волк
Turkish: kaškɨr, dial. kašɣɨr 'a bear'
Uzbek: dial. qɛšqir, dial. qɛršiqul
Chuvash: kaškъr < Qypch.
Kirghiz: qarɨšqɨr
Kazakh: qasqɨr
Noghai: qarɨsqɨr, qasqɨr
Karaim: qašqɨr
Karakalpak: qasqɨr
turcet-prnum,turcet-meaning,turcet-rusmean,turcet-trk,turcet-uzb,turcet-chv,turcet-krg,turcet-kaz,turcet-nogx,turcet-krmx,turcet-klpx,turcet-reference,
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Mongolian etymology :
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Proto-Mongolian: *kereldüg
Meaning: animal resembling the bear but smaller
Russian meaning: животное, похожее на медведя, но меньше
Written Mongolian: kereldüg (МХТТТ) Khalkha: xereldeg (Gomb.)
monget-prnum,monget-meaning,monget-rusmean,monget-wmo,monget-hal,
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Tungus etymology :
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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *kelte- ( < *kerelte-?)
Meaning: wolverine
Russian meaning: росомаха
Evenki: keltefkī
Even: költekken
Negidal: keltelkēn
tunget-prnum,tunget-meaning,tunget-rusmean,tunget-evk,tunget-evn,tunget-neg,tunget-reference,
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Korean etymology :
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Proto-Korean: *kàr-
Meaning: tiger
Russian meaning: тигр
Modern Korean: kalbǝ̄m
Middle Korean: kar-wǝ̄m, kar-pǝm
Comments: HMCH 185, Nam 19, KED 46. A compound with *pǝ̄m 'tiger, leopard' (v. sub *p`uma). koret-prnum,koret-meaning,koret-rusmean,koret-phn,koret-ako,koret-reference,
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Japanese etymology :
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Proto-Japanese: *kunturi
Meaning: wolverine
Russian meaning: росомаха
Tokyo: kuzuri (orth. kuduri)
japet-prnum,japet-meaning,japet-rusmean,japet-tok,
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Nostratic etymology :
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Eurasiatic: *kVrV
Meaning: a k. of predator
nostret-meaning,nostret-alt,nostret-drav,
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Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-Dravidian : *karaḍ-i
Meaning : black bear
dravet-meaning,dravet-sdr,dravet-tel,
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South Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-South Dravidian : *karaḍ-i
Meaning : black bear
Tamil : karaṭi
Tamil meaning : Indian black bear, sloth bear
Malayalam : karaṭi
Malayalam meaning : bear
Kannada : karaḍi, kaḍḍi
Kannada meaning : bear
Kodagu : karaḍi
Kodagu meaning : bear
Tulu : karaḍi
Tulu meaning : bear
Number in DED : 1263
sdret-meaning,sdret-prnum,sdret-tam,sdret-tammean,sdret-mal,sdret-malmean,sdret-kan,sdret-kanmean,sdret-kod,sdret-kodmean,sdret-tul,sdret-tulmean,sdret-kt,sdret-dednum,
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Nilgiri etymology :
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Proto-Nilgiri : *karǝḍĭ
Meaning : bear
Kota : karḍy
Toda : kāṛ
Additional forms : Also Toda kāṛɨk wɨḍ black (lit. which is like a bear)
Notes : For Toda kāṛ cf. also Toda pāḍy "barren woman" < *var_ǝḍǐ.
Number in DED : 1263
ktet-meaning,ktet-prnum,ktet-kota,ktet-toda,ktet-addition,ktet-notes,ktet-dednum,
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Telugu etymology :
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Proto-Telugu : *karaṭ-i
Meaning : bear
Telugu : karaṭi (B)
Number in DED : 1263
telet-meaning,telet-prnum,telet-tel_1,telet-dednum,
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