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SUMERIAN

KUR (from GUR), horse (sési#): ved. HWB.506. Written phonetically with last character (KUR, mountain, &c.). Cf. C.T. xiv.11: KU-U-RA (KU-URRA ?).—4986; 4994.

KUR, KURU, stluer. Of. KI-EL, KEL. Also read SIG (C. T. xii. 32), 7.7. (2) KUR, to see to; to oversee; rule; govern; to look after or take care of (fagddu).

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(KA-RAN); KU-RUN, fermented liquors; wine; grape-wine; date-wine; a liquor prepared from sesame seeds fermented, &. [RUN =GUN, GUN, as in RUSH = GUSH, U-RUN = U-GUN, elder brother; GASH (KASH) = RASH; (G)IM = RIM; GAG (KAK) = RA(G), RU(G), to make.] Cf MUN, (=GUN), a clarified fruit-syrup (a/coholic). Vid. GASH, GESH-DIN, MU-TIN, TIN; SI-RIS,SI-RAS; ZAG. (The KA.-, KU-, may be akin to KA in KALUM, dates, ov KUL, seed; see GAKKUL.) 5005. :

KUSH (GUSH), RUG(=GUG, GUG), SU(N), skin, hide (of men and animals) ; Det. of leather objects ; the body ; flesh. Cf. UZU (GUZ; or U-ZUG?), flesh.

—I161I-172.

KUSH, decision; law or commandment of a god (stylus +god) ; akin to KUD, to cut off; to decide: g.v. 5645.

KUSH (GUSH), U, plant, herb, grass, vegetation. (Det. of plants.) (S? 75: U | tdeogr. | Sammi.) 6018 ; 6020.

purified, refined,—of .

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dwelling; an abode, 6276; hilly; mountainous, 6277 (mountain + cave).

ki, k‘dii, k‘ti, K.J.ku, a colt; a strong, young horse. 2953.

k‘uei, kui, O.. S. kut (=kur), P. 557, a fine horse, a stallion. 6492. (ma, mo, mo-t, R. 187, P. 642, horse, Mongol mor-in= MUR=GUR,)

kyt, ket, kieh, K.kidl, A. ket, clear ; pure,—e.g. as jade; to purify, 1491; used with kyt, ket, to adjust; to regulate, 1493.

ku, ko, to look at or after; to regard; to care for. 6254. O.S. ku-t.

yiin, wén, Am. un, yun, fermented liquor ; wine; spirit made from fruit (WW.). 13829. O.S. gun, mun. Cf 12644 wén, ngén. P. 704 (aso ot, at, kat = Sz. GASH; ¢.2.). :

yin, yém, im, yéng, intoxicated. P. 508.

ku, spirits, S#z, 1V. ii. Il. 6201.

kuk, k‘u, superior, mellow spirit (WW.). 6267. WW. p. 456.

kiao, kao, kau, ka, koa, ko, chiao, leaven ; reast; fa-kiao, to ferment. 1353. O. S. kok.

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ko, H.ket, Am. kek, Sh. kék, C. kak, hides; skins with the hair on; raw leather. 6073. R. 177.

ngu-k, P. 550, wei, ui, a hide; leather or anything made of it, eg. a thong. 12527. R.178. Cf. fap. gawa, kawa, hide, skin, leather (?).

shén, 4m.sin, J.shin, the body. R. 158.

ki, O..S. ki-t (P. 9), the flesh; meat on bones. 839.

zou (jou), yuk, nyuk, ngiik, ngiu, Zu, Zouk, J. shiku, niku, flesh (veng and deat). 5665.

kit, kiieh, ktiet, to decide. 3219.

ku, O. S. kut (P. 172 = KUSH, gourds l), arule; alaw. 6221.

*hui, hii, hwei, wai, wi, fui, J. ki, plants ; herbs; vegetation. 5214. O.S. kut: of. P. 887.

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