Reconstruction:Proto-Mongolic/ab-

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

Tentatively connected with Khitan 𘲓 (aû), a hapax legomenon, by Yingzhe and Janhunen.^[1]

Verb

*ab-

to take

Antonyms

*ög- (“to give”)

Derived terms

? *abaldu- (“to wrestle”)
*abcïra- (“to bring”)
*abuca (“handful”)

Descendants

Middle Mongol:
- Mongolian script: ᠠᠪᠬᠤᠢ (abqui)
- Phags-pa script: ꡝꡎ (ʾb-)
- Arabic script: اب (ab-)
- Han script: (ab-)
Mongolian:
- Classical: ᠠᠪᠬᠤ (abqu)
- Khalkha Mongolian: авах (avax)
- Ordos: /ab-/
Kalmyk: авх (avx)
Buryat: абаха (abaxa)
Khamnigan Mongol: abaxu
Daur: augw
East Yugur: abqi
Monguor:
- >? Mangghuer: hegh
- Mongghul: awu
Bonan:
- Gansu: ap, ape
- Qinghai: ab, abe
Kangjia: abi
?Dongxiang: agi
Mogholi: abku, obku

References

^ Yingzhe, Wu, Janhunen, Juha (2010) New materials on the Khitan small script : a critical edition of Xiao Dilu & Yelü Xiangwen (Languages of Asia; 9), Folkestone: Global Oriental, page 213

Nugteren, Hans (2011) Mongolic phonology and the Qinghai-Gansu languages (dissertation)‎, Utrecht: LOT, page 263

[1] Yingzhe, Wu, Janhunen, Juha (2010) New materials on the Khitan small script : a critical edition of Xiao Dilu & Yelü Xiangwen (Languages of Asia; 9), Folkestone: Global Oriental, page 213

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