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Altaic etymology :
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Proto-Altaic: *nālV
Meaning: earth, land
Russian meaning: земля, страна
Comments: АПиПЯЯ 290, EAS 75, SKE 161 (the Japanese parallel cited by Ramstedt is dubious), Menges 1984, 278-279. The PTM form points to original length, so the low tone in Korean is irregular. altet-prnum,altet-meaning,altet-rusmean,altet-turc,altet-mong,altet-tung,altet-kor,altet-reference,
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Turkic etymology :
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Proto-Turkic: *jalaŋ
Meaning: field, steppe
Russian meaning: поле, степь
Tatar: jalan, dial. jalaŋ
Uzbek: jalaŋ
Khakassian: jalaŋ
Shor: čalaŋ
Oyrat: d́alaŋ
Halaj: čalaŋ
Kirghiz: ǯalaŋ (dial.)
Bashkir: jalan
Comments: VEWT 181, ЭСТЯ 4, 91. Turk. > Russ. jeláń , see Аникин 197. turcet-prnum,turcet-meaning,turcet-rusmean,turcet-tat,turcet-uzb,turcet-hak,turcet-shr,turcet-alt,turcet-khal,turcet-krg,turcet-bas,turcet-reference,
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Mongolian etymology :
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Proto-Mongolian: *nala-
Meaning: extensive, wide
Russian meaning: широкий, обширный
Written Mongolian: nalai (L 561) Khalkha: nalaj
Kalmuck: nalǟ
Comments: KW 270. Cf. also WMong. nelei- id. (L 573). Mong. > Yak., Dolg. nalaj-, nelej- (Kaɫ. JW 187, VII 48, Stachowski 184, 185). monget-prnum,monget-meaning,monget-rusmean,monget-wmo,monget-hal,monget-kal,monget-reference,
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Tungus etymology :
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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *nā
Meaning: earth
Russian meaning: земля
Negidal: nā
Spoken Manchu: nā (2066)
Literary Manchu: na
Jurchen: na (37)
Ulcha: nā
Orok: nā
Nanai: nā
Oroch: nā
Udighe: nā
Comments: ТМС 1, 572-573. tunget-prnum,tunget-meaning,tunget-rusmean,tunget-neg,tunget-sib,tunget-man,tunget-chu,tunget-ulc,tunget-ork,tunget-nan,tunget-orc,tunget-ude,tunget-reference,
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Korean etymology :
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Proto-Korean: *nàráh
Meaning: country
Russian meaning: страна
Modern Korean: nara
Middle Korean: nàráh
koret-prnum,koret-meaning,koret-rusmean,koret-phn,koret-ako,koret-reference,
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Nostratic etymology :
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Eurasiatic: *ńālV
Meaning: earth
Kartvelian: Georg. nol- 'fruchtbare Anschwemmungsland an einem Fluß; mit jungem Gras bewachsenes Wiesland' (or to one of the 'slime'-words?)
References: ND 1597 *ń[eq](a)lV 'bed of a torrent, valley' (Drav.+Kartv. + Sem.). nostret-meaning,nostret-ier,nostret-alt,nostret-kart,nostret-drav,nostret-reference,
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Indo-European etymology :
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Proto-IE: *īl-u-
Meaning: silt
Old Greek: īlǖ́-s, -ǘos f. `Schlamm, Kott, Morast'
Russ. meaning: ил
piet-prnum,piet-meaning,piet-greek,piet-slav,piet-balt,piet-rusmean,piet-refer,
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Vasmer's dictionary :
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Word: ил,
Near etymology: род. п. и́ла, илова́тый, илова́й "низина, топь", укр. iл, русск.-цслав. илъ πηλός, болг. ил, сербохорв. и̏ловача "глина", словен. íl, род. п. ílа "глина", чеш. jíl "глина (скульптурная)", слвц. il, польск. iɫ, диал. jеɫ "глина, суглинок". Слав. производные свидетельствуют о стар. основе на -u.
Further etymology: Родственно лтш. īls "очень темный", греч. ἰ̄λύ̄ς "тина, грязь", εἰλύ ̇ μέλαν "очень темный" (Гесихий); см. Маценауэр, LF 8, 11; Бецценбергер, ВВ 27, 163 и сл.; Уленбек, KZ 40, 556; Бернекер 1, 424; Траутман, ВSW 103; М.--Э. I, 836; Гуйер, LF 34, 47.
Pages: 2,126
vasmer-general,vasmer-origin,vasmer-pages,
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Baltic etymology :
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Proto-Baltic: *ī̂l-u- (1) adj.
Meaning: dark
Lettish: ĩls `stockfinster'
baltet-meaning,baltet-prnum,baltet-lett,
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Pokorny's dictionary :
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Number: 762
Root: īl-, īlu-
English meaning: dirt; black
German meaning: `Schlamm' und `schwarz' (= `schmutzig'? oder umgekehrt `Schlamm, Moor' als das `Dunkle'?)
Material: Gr. ἰλύ̄ς, -ύος f. `Schlamm, Kot', εἰλύ (d. i. ἰλύ) μέλαν Hes.; lett. īls `stockfinster' (*īlus);
aksl. ilъ `lutum', russ. iɫ, Gen. íɫa `Schlamm', čech. jíl `Schlamm, Lehm, Ton', poln. iɫ, jeɫ `Letten, Ton', wozu vielleicht der Name des im Schlamm lebenden Weißfisches (Squalius vulgaris), russ. jeléc, Gen. jelcá, čech. jelec, jilec, poln. jelec, nsorb. jalica (zum Anlautswechsel vgl. unten īli- `Weichen').
References: WP. I 163, Trautmann 103.
Pages: 499
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Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-Dravidian : *ńēl-
Meaning : earth
Proto-North Dravidian : *nāl dravet-meaning,dravet-prnum,dravet-sdr,dravet-tel,dravet-koga,dravet-gnd,dravet-ndr,
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South Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-South Dravidian : *ńāl-am (*-ē-)
Meaning : earth, land
Tamil : ñālam
Tamil meaning : earth, land
Malayalam : ñālam
Malayalam meaning : earth, land
Number in DED : 2913
sdret-meaning,sdret-prnum,sdret-tam,sdret-tammean,sdret-mal,sdret-malmean,sdret-dednum,
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Telugu etymology :
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Proto-Telugu : *nēl-
Meaning : earth, land
Telugu : nēla
Number in DED : 2913
telet-meaning,telet-prnum,telet-tel_1,telet-dednum,
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Kolami-Gadba etymology :
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Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *ńēl (*0-)
Meaning : earth
Kolami : ēl
Naikri : ēl
Number in DED : 2913
kogaet-meaning,kogaet-prnum,kogaet-kolami,kogaet-naikri,kogaet-dednum,
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Gondwan etymology :
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Proto-Gondi-Kui : *nēl-
Meaning : earth
gndet-meaning,gndet-prnum,gndet-gon,gndet-kon,gndet-pem,gndet-kui,
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Gondi etymology :
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Proto-Gondi : *nēl-i
Meaning : ground; field
Betul Gondi : nēlī (gen. nēdā, pl. nēlk) "field"
Mandla Gondi (Williamson) : nēl, nēlī "field"
Mandla Gondi (Phailbus) : nēl, nēlī "field"
Gommu Gondi : nēl "ground, earth"
Muria Gondi : nēl, nēli "ground, earth"
Maria Gondi : nēl "ground, earth"
Seoni Gondi : nēli "field"
Koya Gondi : nēl "land, flat land, ground, plain"
Maria Gondi (Mitchell) : nēl "ground, earth"
Maria Gondi (Smith) : nèlee "ground, room, place"
Mandla Gondi : lēli "field"
Number in DED : 2913
Number in CVOTGD : 2056
gonet-meaning,gonet-prnum,gonet-gondi_tr,gonet-gondi_w,gonet-gondi_ph,gonet-gondi_g,gonet-gondi_mu,gonet-gondi_ma,gonet-gondi_s,gonet-gondi_ko,gonet-gondi_m,gonet-gondi_lu_s,gonet-gondi_mnd,gonet-dednum,gonet-voc_num,
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Konda etymology :
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Konda : nēle
Meaning: earth, ground (BB)
Number in DED : 2913
konet-meaning,konet-prnum,konet-dednum,
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Pengo-Manda etymology :
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Proto-Pengo-Manda : *nēl
Meaning : hill-field
Pengo : nēl
Manda : nēl
Additional Forms : Also Pengo nēla ground
Number in DED : 2913
pemet-meaning,pemet-prnum,pemet-pengo,pemet-manda,pemet-addition,pemet-dednum,
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Kui-Kuwi etymology :
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Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *nēʔl-a
Meaning : field
Kui : nēla, nēda "a plot of high ground for cultivation"
Kuwi (Fitzgerald) : nē'la "field (for ordinary cultivation)"
Kuwi (Schulze) : nēla
Kuwi (Israel) : neʔla "field (dry)"
Additional forms : Also Kui nēḍe ground.
Notes : Is it due to the glottal stop that Kui has nēda, not nēḍa? Unlikely; it's probably misspelled.
Number in DED : 2913
kuiet-meaning,kuiet-prnum,kuiet-kui,kuiet-kuwi_f,kuiet-kuwi_s,kuiet-kuwi_isr,kuiet-addition,kuiet-notes,kuiet-dednum,
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North Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-North-Dravidian : *nāl
Meaning : low fields, terraced fields
Kurukh : nāl
Number in DED : 2913
ndret-meaning,ndret-prnum,ndret-kur,ndret-dednum,
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