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Sino-Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *mŏwχḗ
Meaning: hair, wool
North Caucasian: *mŏwχē
Sino-Tibetan: *māw(H)
Comments and references : LV B 22.
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North Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-North Caucasian: *mŏwχē
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: wool, (woollen) thread
Proto-Nakh: *mobχV-r (~ -a-)
Proto-Avaro-Andian: *miwχV
Proto-Tsezian: *mɔχ:V
Proto-Lak: huru
Proto-Lezghian: *mVwχV-r
Notes: Reconstructed for the PEC level. In PTs the medial -w- probably was lost rather early (otherwise we should expect *-χ- in cluster with a previous resonant); otherwise correspondences are quite regular (Lak. huru regularly < *muhuru with loss of the initial *mV-). The root is often accompanied by *-rV (in PN, Lak., PL) which must be here a former plural suffix.
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Nakh etymology :

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Proto-Nakh: *mobχV-r (~ -a-)
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: thick hempen threads
Ingush: mowχar
Comments: Attested only in Ing., but having probable external parallels.
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Avar-Andian etymology :

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Protoform: *miwχV
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: 1 autumn wool 2 fleece; a skein of wool
Avar: nuχí 2
Andian language: miχi 1
Akhvakh: miχe 1
Chamalal: muχ 1
Tindi: miχa 1
Karata: mihi 1
Bagvalal: mih 1
Godoberi: muχu 1
Comments: In Av. nuχí < *niwχi (with a usual shift m- > n- before i); *-w- also accounts for the vowel -u- in Cham. and God.
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Tsezian etymology :

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Proto-Tsezian: *mɔχ:V
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: thread
Tsezi: moχo (Kid.)
Khvarshi: moχo (Radzhibov)
Inkhokvari: moχo
Comments: PTsKh *moχo.
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Lak etymology :

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Lak root: huru
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: fleece, wool (from one sheep)
Lak form: huru
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Lezghian etymology :

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Proto-Lezghian: *mVwχV-r
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: string, rope
Kryz: muχur (Al.)
Comment: The stem is attested only in Kryz., but has very probable external cognates.
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Sino-Tibetan etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *māw(H)
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: hair
Chinese: *mhāw hair.
Burmese: LB *mǝwʔ hair.
Kiranti: *mù body hair
Comments: Cf. also Magar mi-mha, Sichuan *mu 'hair'.
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Chinese characters :

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Character:
Modern (Beijing) reading: máo
Preclassic Old Chinese: mhāw
Classic Old Chinese: mhāw
Western Han Chinese: mhāw
Eastern Han Chinese: mhāw
Early Postclassic Chinese: mhāw
Middle Postclassic Chinese: mhāw
Late Postclassic Chinese: mhāw
Middle Chinese: mâw
English meaning : hair, fur
Russian meaning[s]: 1) шерсть; волос; пух, перья; волоски (растений); ворс; волосатый; мохнатый; 2) незначительный, мелкий; 3) гривенник, 10 фэней; мелкая монета (общее понятие); 4) грубый; неотделанный; сырой; предварительный; 5) молодой, желторотый; 6) растеряться от страха; 7) вост. диал. приблизительно, примерно, около; 8) Мао (фамилия)
Comments: Viet. mào is a colloquial loanword (with a modified meaning: 'comb, crest (of bird)'); standard Sino-Viet. is mao. For OC *mh- cf. Meixian mau1, Yilan mo1. In EZ the word is also written as 旄 q.v. Also read *mhāw-s, MC mầw (FQ 莫報) id.
Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology
Dialectal data: Dialectal data
Radical: 82
Four-angle index: 7204
Karlgren code: 1137 a-b
Vietnamese reading: mào
Jianchuan Bai: ma7, -ma4
Dali Bai: ma7, -ma5
Bijiang Bai: mie7,-mie4
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Chinese Dialects :

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Number: 107
Chinese etymology: Chinese etymology
Character:
MC description : 效開一平豪明
ZIHUI: 3029 1291
Beijing: mau 12
Jinan: mɔ 12
Xi'an: mau 12
Taiyuan: mau 1
Hankou: mau 12
Chengdu: mau 12
Yangzhou: mɔ 12
Suzhou: mä 12
Wenzhou: mз 12
Changsha: mau 12
Shuangfeng: mǝ 12
Nanchang: mau 31
Meixian: mau 11
Guangzhou: mou 12
Xiamen: mau 12 (lit.); mɔ 12; mŋ 12
Chaozhou: mo 12
Fuzhou: mɔ 12
Shanghai: mɔ 32
Zhongyuan yinyun: mau 12
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Kiranti etymology :

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Proto-Kiranti: *mù
Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology
Meaning: body hair
Tulung: mursem hair on arms, in armpits
Kaling: marswɔm body hair
Limbu: mu-dhuk moustache, mu-rik 'body hair'
Dumi: mɨr
Kulung: mui
Yamphu: ya-mi
Comments: -r in some reflexes may reflect a compound *mu-rǝm with *rǝm 'body' (?).
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Limbu dictionary :

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Entry: mudhuk, mudho:k
Kiranti etymology: Kiranti etymology
Grammar: n.
Meaning: 1) moustache; 2) (nonhuman) whiskers.
Comments: 1) cf. tha:Ntho:k.
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Dumi dictionary :

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Entry: mɨr, ɨmɨr
Kiränti etymology: Kiränti etymology
Grammar: n.
Meaning: the pigmented (usually black) glass hairs on the culm sheathes clothing the internodes of a bamboo culm
Comments: mɨr is an irritant which causes severe itching and rash when it come into contact with the skin; cf. phapoʔo.
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Kulung dictionary :

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Entry: mui
Kiranti etymology: Kiranti etymology
Grammar: n.
Meaning: body hair
Nepali: rauṃ.
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Yamphu dictionary :

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Entry: yami
Kiranti etymology: Kiranti etymology
Grammar: n.
Meaning: body hair, moustache
Comments: pubaŋ.yami (monkey.body_hair) woolly, downlike body hair.
Nepali: bhutlā
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