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quín(ë)

noun. crest, ridge

A noun glossed “crest, ridge” appearing in various notes from the late 1950s and early 60s as a derivatives of √KWIN “crest, salient or top edge”, with variants quín and quíne (PE17/24, 173).

Cognates

  • S. pind “crest, ridge” ✧ PE17/024; PE17/173

Derivations

  • kwinde “crest, ridge” ✧ PE17/024
    • KWIN “crest, salient or top edge”
  • KWIN “crest, salient or top edge” ✧ PE17/173

Element in

  • Q. quinna “crested” ✧ PE17/024

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
kwinde > quíne[kwīne]✧ PE17/024
KWIN > quíne[kwīne]✧ PE17/173

Variations

  • quín ✧ PE17/024
  • quíne ✧ PE17/024; PE17/173
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