earring

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other
Part of Speech
Meaning Spanish
Meaning Portuguese

Languages

Language Orthographic Form Phonemicized Form Gloss as in Source Etymology Code Proto-Form Proto-Language Loan Source Wanderwort Status Etyma Set Etymology Notes Word Structure Word Structure Notes General Notes Source
Cahuilla čayu-l earring inheritance *cVLu Takic Cahuilla & Cupeno, Serrano cha-hoom (CHM), Kit. chahuch, not regular, perhaps a loan from somewhere other complex Seiler & Hioki 1979
Cupeño chiyu'at earring inheritance *cVLu Takic Cahuilla & Cupeno, Serrano cha-hoom (CHM), Kit. chahuch, not regular, perhaps a loan from somewhere other complex Hill & Nolasquez 1973
Luiseño paaxwichat earring unique other complex Elliott 1999
Gabrielino too-e-kāCH ear pendant of small shells unique other complex Merriam 49:97
Serrano nu-chah-hō''m my ear pendant inheritance *cVLu Takic Cahuilla & Cupeno, Serrano cha-hoom (CHM), Kit. chahuch, not regular, perhaps a loan from somewhere other complex Merriam 48:173
Kitanemuk cahu-c earring inheritance *cVLu Takic Cahuilla & Cupeno, Serrano cha-hoom (CHM), Kit. chahuch, not regular, perhaps a loan from somewhere other complex Anderton 1988
Tübatulabal nangkawilli'at earrings unique nas nangka 'ear' compound, derived, other complex ear-wili (what is that?) either wil'in 'hang' or wilat 'skirt feathers'??? K. Hill Tb>Eng
Bankalachi Toloim missing missing
Kawaiisu naga-sa7a-py ear ornament unique derived, other complex Zigmond et al. 1990
Chemehuevi nangkA earring inheritance *nangka Uto-Aztecan Stubbs 2011 752a simplex Harrington Chemehuevi Noun List (K. Hill 1969)
Southern Paiute nangqA wooden earplug, ear ornament in general inheritance *nangka Uto-Aztecan Stubbs 2011 752a simplex Sapir
Southern Ute nykA earring inheritance *nangka Uto-Aztecan Stubbs 2011 752a simplex Givon
Tümpisa Shoshone nangkisimmoo earring unique compound Dayley 1989
Big Smokey Valley Shoshone nainkihtoon, nainkihtsoon earring unique duckwaer, also nainkisimoo compound nainkih 'ear'-tsoon 'bead' Miller 1972
Comanche nakI tsa7nika7 earring unique phrase ear entered.into Robinson & Armagost 1990
Western Mono naqajO7ja earring unique ho'-nim-nah ear pendant of shell about 1 inch long, valuable, got in trade Merriam 45:303 compound Loether & Bethel 1993
Northern Paiute naka gooapu ear ornament unique naka goo7a 'earring, sometihing that is put on ear' p. 51 phrase Yerington 1987
Southern Sierra Miwok missing missing
Central Sierra Miwok kíw:a- earrings unique simplex Freeland & Broadbent 1960
Northern Sierra Miwok Tyka- hole in nose or ear; earring; any ornament put through pierced ear unique note Miss Ty:k- 'to thread a needle, sew' simplex Callaghan 1987
Plains Miwok lysa- earring unique simplex Callaghan 1984
Lake Miwok missing missing
Maidu he'-koo ho-no'-pe ear pendant of bone unique phrase Merriam 41:349
Nisenan missing missing
Yokuts Yawelmani pō' ear pendant (usually a feather 4-5" long) inheritance simplex Merriam 44:523
Yokuts Yawdanchi po'-nim' ear pendant inheritance Proto-Nim-Yokuts see Yawel po: derived Yawl is just po7 Merriam 44:181
Yokuts Palewyami yo-wah'-ken-tan ear pendant unknown derived Berman 2002
Washo 7itma7yáp earring unknown derived 7it- instrument Washo Project Dictionary
Wintu L'ala:s L' is barred lamda; ordinary L, barred l, never is glottalized earring, abalone shell, etc. inheritance *L'al Proto-Wintun Shepherd 2006:188; also Lanoq Olivella earring derived L'al 'shell' Schlichter 1981
Yuki missing missing
Wappo c'éma:wihli7 earring (lit ear-bell/rattle) unique c'ema: 'ear' probably cognate with PNY *shym, note also Ppomo *xima:nY, usually shima in daughter lgs. compound Sawyer 1965
Mutsun uTel ear ornament of feathers unknown simplex Mason 1916:433
Esselen missing missing
Salinan A kah-nel-tā ear pendant unknown other complex Merriam 38:391
Salinan M missing missing
Chumash Obispeno jamqima7na mis aretes unknown derived k'iqima7na nuestros aretes 0451 Harrington
Chumash Ineseno su-wayan earrings inheritance *wayan Proto-Chumashan WW %sonot derived wayan 'hang'? Klar 1977
Chumash Barbareno su-wayan-iš earrings inheritance *wayan Proto-Chumashan WW %sonot derived Klar 1977
Chumash Ventureno su-wayan earrings inheritance *wayan Proto-Chumashan derived Klar 1977
Iipay 'Aa hemaalk earring inheritance *$mal(k) 'ear' Proto-Yuman Mixco 1978:84 derived Couro & Hutcheson 1973
Cocopa šma:l şakWí:nY earrings inheritance *$mal(k) 'ear' Proto-Yuman Mixco 1978:84 phrase ear to.wear.earrings (şkWinY) Crawford 1989
Mojave ismalyk thawen earring inheritance *$mal(k) 'ear' Proto-Yuman Mixco 1978:84 phrase ear hang Munro et al. 1992
Yavapai smâlki earring inheritance *$mal(k) 'ear' Proto-Yuman Mixco 1978:84 derived smalka 'ear' Shaterian 1983
Kiliwa s-7+miilu-p earrings unknown derived miilu 'hang' Mixco 1985
Seri (Comcaac) hasít earring unknown simplex Moser & Marlett 2005