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Reconstruction:Proto-Mongolic/kïmusun

This Proto-Mongolic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Mongolic

Etymology

The suffix *-sun is a common ending with unclear semantics.

Noun

*kïmusun

  1. nail, claw

See also

Descendants

  • Middle Mongol:
  • Mongolian:
    • Classical: ᠬᠢᠮᠤᠰᠤ (kimusu)
    • Khalkha Mongolian: хумс (xums)
    • Ordos: /xʊmʊsʊ/
  • Buryat: хюмһа(н) (xjumha(n))
    • Khamnigan Mongol: кимусу(н), кимаһо(н)
  • Kalmyk: хумсн (xumsn)
  • Daur: kimc
  • East Yugur: ximisin
  • Monguor:
    • Mongghul: qimusi
    • Mangghuer: chenpuzi
  • Bonan:
    • Gansu: ghomusung
    • Qinghai: ghomsung
  • Kangjia: gimesün, gemesün
  • Dongxiang: ghimusun
  • Mogholi: qimsun

References

  • Nugteren, Hans (2011) Mongolic phonology and the Qinghai-Gansu languages (dissertation), Utrecht: LOT, page 413
  • Sun Zhu (1990) 蒙古语族语言词典 [Dictionary of Mongolic Languages] (in Chinese), Qinghai, page 389
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