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SUMERIAN

not complete. J¢ resembles the Treesymbol, Vid. D.12andD.6.) 1662 ff;

7444.

KUM, @ value of the Frre-character. Cognate with KUN, to shine (Br. 5582);

9.0. 4571.

KUM (GUM), to crush, grind or pound corn (4asa/u). 4713. . KUN, to shine (also read GUD). 5582.

KUN, tail,—of an animal, 2038. (Liz. end? cf. Chinese kén, kon, end, P. 253, which looks ike an inversion of the older Jorm of this character, D. 434.)

KUR, to change; toalter; another; the other; foreign. 1143f; 1148f.

KUR, mountain; hill; land; country; inhabited place. 7390-7396. (The prim. character is three holes,—a symbol of caves and cave-dwellings, and so, by association, of hills, in which caves usually occur. KUR appears as KIR7m KIR-RUD, hole; g. z.)

CHINESE modified, and its called Tree-child Grain.) ka, ko, kia, chia, to sow grain; grain; cereals; crops. 1143; and WW. O.S. ka-t, ko-t, P. 609. (kal = kul.) kuk, ku, Am. kok, grain; cereals. O.S. kok (from kot? P. 103). 6229. hét, wét, fut, ho, hu, K. hil, J. kaku, kernel, inner nut, or seed of fruits. 3964.

*kuang, kong, light; brightness. 6389. P. 288 (kom).

hung, k‘ong, J. kd, ku, a flame; fire. poses Pa aca.

hun, kwén, fire; flames. 5240.

yn, ngan, yen, ngion, ngieng, J. ken, A. ngien, to grind. 13102.

hwan, tn, k‘wan, wun, bright; luminous. 5062. hwan, flaming; brilliant. 5083.

hou, K.hu, J. kd, behind; after. 4025. O. S. ku.

hing, héng, the tail-end of the backbone of an ox. 4626.

hiien, yiin, J.ken, to hang or suspend. 4819 (?)

k‘iang, hong, k‘ong, the end-bone of the spine. 1274.

*kén, ken, J. kon, a limit or boundary ; to stop. *P. 253. 5972. (Cf kén, ken, K. kin, J. kon, root, 5974, wrztten tree-limit or end; and ken, Am. gun, the heel; to follow, 5977, wrztten footend. This obscure Phonetic, R. 138, may possibly be a relic of the primitive Sum. symbol.)

kai, koi, kwi, ke, kae, to change; to alter; another. 5783. O.S. ko-t (Ee 32):

*k‘iu, hiu, k‘u, chiu, K. J. ku, A. k‘u, ki, a hill; a portion of land; a place. 2300}, 23 2303. Paryya(kust, 207 kuk ; wd. P. 857 ku wén).

kii, chii, ku, a high hill or peak. 3004. P. 144 gut, kut.—hui, O..S. kut, bare hill. 5176.

kit, kot, ki, chit, K.J.ku, a place or dwelling-place, 3088; a rugged steep mountain, 3089. (Both 1st Tone.) P. 749 k‘u.

k‘u, kwét, K. kul, J. kot-, a cave; cave-