Kui-Kuwi etymology : Query result

Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *boṭ-

Meaning : thumb

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Dongriya Kuwi : boṭa vanju

Kuwi (Israel) : boṭu, buṭu "thumb impression"

Number in DED : 4493

Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *bō-

Meaning : to overflow, spill

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Kuwi (Fitzgerald) : boiyali (bōt-) "to overflow (a vessel)"

Sunkarametta Kuwi : bō- (-t-) "to be spilled"

Kuwi (Israel) : bō- (-t-) "to be spilled"

Number in DED : 4407

Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *bōd-

Meaning : girl; sapling

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Kui : podeli "sapling, young green branch"

Kuwi (Fitzgerald) : pōde "girl"

Kuwi (Schulze) : pōde "girl"

Sunkarametta Kuwi : pōde "woman, girl"

Kuwi (Israel) : pōti "small girl"

Additional forms : Also Kui bōda child; Kuwi_Isr pōdi pōti small children, young boys and girls; Kuwi_F pōdipōda boys and girls

Notes : It seems that the situation with the initial consonant here is aggravated by at least two circumstances: a) contamination of two roots - *pot- 'sapling, twig' and *bod- 'young, child', maybe also with the root *pōt- 'male'; b) interborrowings between SDR and CDR, maybe even between them and Indo-Aryan. For details see 4587.

Number in DED : 4587

Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *bōṛ-a

Meaning : hornless

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Sunkarametta Kuwi : bōṛa

Number in DED : 4600

Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *bōṭ-i

Meaning : chaff of millet, broken pieces of straw

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Kui : bōṭi

Number in DED : 4491

Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *bṛac-

Meaning : to be tired of

Kuwi (Israel) : bṛac- (-it-)

Number in DED : 5293

Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *brā

Meaning : confused, confounded, amazed, bewildered

Kui : brā

Additional forms : Also Kui brā inba to be confused, etc.

Number in DED : 5443

Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *bre- (*-R-)

Meaning : stranger

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Kui : breenju

Number in DED : 5548

Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *bRe-ʔe (*-r-)

Meaning : to be afraid

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Kui : bree inba, brehe inba

Number in DED : 5489

Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *bre-ŋ-

Meaning : to crack, burst

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Kui : prenga (prengi-) "to be cracked, cloven"

Khuttia Kui : bre- "(boil) bursts"

Parja Kuwi : bre- (-t-) "(2) (boil) bursts"

Additional forms : Also Kui prepka (< prek-p-; prekt-) to crack, cleave; prēju (pl. prēska) cleavage, crevice, crack

Notes : In Kui the initial *b- irregularly devoiced. We may suggest a contamination with *piri-/ŋg-/ 'to be cracked, torn'.

Number in DED : 4414

Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *bṛū-

Meaning : to burst; to explode

Kui : bṛūva (bṛūt-) "to burst, explode (cooked maize, seed pod, gun)"

Kuwi (Israel) : bṛī- (-t-) "to go off (gun, trap, etc.)"

Additional forms : Also Kuwi_Isr bṛip- (-h-) to shoot with a gun

Notes : Burrow and Emeneau put this together with Kuwi_F brīali 'to go off with a report', but the latter is rather comparable with PK *vṛī- 'to come down'. So is Kuwi_Isr, but the regular reflexation of *vṛ- should be ṛ-; both roots are probably contaminated.

Number in DED : 4614

Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *bṛū- (*-l-, *-ḷ-)

Meaning : to snatch

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Kuwi (Fitzgerald) : brūcali (brūt-)

Kuwi (Israel) : bṛuʔ- (-t-) "to snatch, grab"

Additional forms : Also Kuwi_Isr bṛū- (-t-) to touch

Number in DED : 4251

Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *buḍ-a

Meaning : testicle

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Kuwi (Fitzgerald) : būdda "testicle (animal)"

Kuwi (Israel) : buḍa "testicle, penis"

Number in DED : 4266

Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *bur- (?)

Meaning : mildew

Kui : buru sūpa (sūpi-) "to become mildewed; n. mildew"

Kuwi (Fitzgerald) : būlūr

Notes : Kuwi_F būlūr is mysterious.

Number in DED : 4357

Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *burk-

Meaning : a small kind of basket

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Kui : burka, burki

Number in DED : 4289

Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *buṭ-

Meaning : tattoo

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Kuwi (Fitzgerald) : būttū

Kuwi (Israel) : buṭu

Number in DED : 4492

Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *bū̆g- (*p-)

Meaning : bubble

Sunkarametta Kuwi : bugga (pl. -ŋa)

Kuwi (Israel) : būga

Notes : Gemination in Kuwi_Su not quite clear, since -g- is otherwise never geminated.

Number in DED : 4455

Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *bū̆k-

Meaning : cheek; plump

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Kui : pūkul "round-faced, plump"

Kuwi (Fitzgerald) : būga "cheek"

Kuwi (Schulze) : bugga "cheek"

Sunkarametta Kuwi : bugga "cheek"

Kuwi (Israel) : būga "cheek"

Additional forms : Also Kui būkūli fat-faced, with cheeks puffed out; ? bṛūkera swollen-faced man or boy; fem. bṛūkeri

Notes : Progressive assimilation in Kuwi, regressive in Kui. In some dialects the root was probably contaminated with *bug- 'bubble'.

Number in DED : 4242

Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *būr-

Meaning : hair, fur; eyebrow

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Kui : būri, būru "hair, fur, feather, wool"

Khuttia Kui : pṛuma "feather"

Dongriya Kuwi : kanu būru "eyebrow"

Additional forms : Also Kuwi_D būrka (pl.) down

Notes : In Kuttia *būr-ma > *būṛ-ma > *bṛū-ma > *pṛū-ma.

Number in DED : 4358

Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *būr-

Meaning : fine rain, drizzle

Kui : buru, burku "fine rain"

Kuwi (Schulze) : būri būri rīnai, būri pīyu rīnai "to misle [i.e. mizzle, drizzle]"

Tekriya Kuwi : būri pīyu "drizzle"

Kuwi (Israel) : buri buri pīyu "drizzle"

Number in DED : 4288