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Character:
Modern (Beijing) reading: qī
Preclassic Old Chinese: khaj
Classic Old Chinese: khaj
Western Han Chinese: khaj
Eastern Han Chinese: khe
Early Postclassic Chinese: khe
Middle Postclassic Chinese: khe
Late Postclassic Chinese: khe
Middle Chinese: khe
English meaning : one horn turning up and one down [LZ]
Comments: Also used as a loan for 畸 q. v.
Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology
Radical: 0
Four-angle index: 0
Karlgren code: 0001 |e ́
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Sino-Tibetan etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *ćhiǝ̄
Meaning: ability, understanding
Chinese: 才 *ʒ́hǝ̄ talent, gift, quality
Kachin: (H) ʒai, cai wisdom, understanding
Kiranti: *chè-(-n, -s, -k)
Comments: Cf. Konyak *ʒai, Chepang ciʔ-, Sichuan *ṣV- 'hear'.
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Proto-Kiranti: *chè-(-n, -s)
Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology
Meaning: know
Tulung: chē(n/t)- recognise, chose, ches- take heed, wake up, be intelligent
Kaling: cheynä (chendu) know (a person, a way), chepä smart, clever
Dumi: cennɨ, cɨknɨ
Kulung: cheima 'know', chepɔwa, chemɔwa 'smart'
Yamphu: seʔma 'choose'
Comments: Cf. also *sen, *cèn.
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Dumi dictionary :

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Entry: tsennɨ
Kiränti etymology: Kiränti etymology
Grammar: vt-5b tsend/tsen-tsents/tses-tse-tsen
Meaning: 1) recognize 2) select, choose
Nepali: 1) cinnu 2) rojnu, chānnu.
Derivation: [< syennɨ vt-4 'look at']
Comments: 1) cf. koknɨ, tsɨknɨ
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Kulung dictionary :

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Entry: cheima
Kiranti etymology: Kiranti etymology
Grammar: vt-5 [1: chet- 2: chett- 3: chei- 4: cen- 5: ce:-]
Meaning: know (a fact, person, way), recognize
Nepali: cinnu.
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Yamphu dictionary :

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Entry: seʔma II
Kiranti etymology: Kiranti etymology
Stem: <sed- ; set->
Grammar: v.intr. & v.tr.
Meaning: 1) to pick, to pick stones out of grain, to pull out small weeds while sowing; 2) to choose.
Nepali: rojnu, kelāunu, chānnu
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