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Altaic etymology :
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Proto-Altaic: *tḗma
Meaning: in vain, (scarcely) sufficient
Russian meaning: напрасный, (едва) достаточный
Comments: Martin 240 (Kor.-Jpn.), ТМС 1, 234. altet-meaning,altet-rusmean,altet-turc,altet-mong,altet-tung,altet-kor,altet-jap,altet-reference,
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Turkic etymology :
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Proto-Turkic: *dēmin
Meaning: 1 enough 2 immediately
Russian meaning: 1 достаточно 2 немедленно, только что
Old Turkic: temin 2 (OUygh.)
Turkish: demin 2
Halaj: tīemi 1
Chuvash: taman 1, 2
Tuva: dem 2, demin 2
Tofalar: dɛ:min 2
Gagauz: demin 2
Karaim: demin (K) 2
Comments: EDT 507, ЭСТЯ 3, 187-188. turcet-prnum,turcet-meaning,turcet-rusmean,turcet-atu,turcet-krh,turcet-trk,turcet-khal,turcet-chv,turcet-tuv,turcet-tof,turcet-gagx,turcet-krmx,turcet-reference,
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Mongolian etymology :
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Proto-Mongolian: *demej
Meaning: in vain
Russian meaning: напрасно
Written Mongolian: demei (L 250) Khalkha: demij
Buriat: demɨ
Kalmuck: demir- 'to become worse than smth.'
Ordos: demī
Comments: KW 87, 98. Mong. > Evk. demej 'in vain' etc. (ТМС 1, 234), see Doerfer MT 96; > Turk. tel., bar. temej (VEWT 472). monget-prnum,monget-meaning,monget-rusmean,monget-wmo,monget-hal,monget-bur,monget-kal,monget-ord,monget-dag,monget-reference,
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Tungus etymology :
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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *dem-
Meaning: trick, roguery
Russian meaning: чудачество, шалость
Literary Manchu: demun
Comments: ТМС 1, 234. Attested only in Manchu, but having probable external parallels ("trick, eccentricity" < "trying in vain"). tunget-prnum,tunget-meaning,tunget-rusmean,tunget-man,tunget-reference,
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Korean etymology :
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Proto-Korean: *tāmắi-n
Meaning: rarely, only
Russian meaning: редко, только, всего лишь
Modern Korean: taman
Middle Korean: tāmắin
koret-prnum,koret-meaning,koret-rusmean,koret-phn,koret-ako,koret-reference,
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Japanese etymology :
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Proto-Japanese: *támá
Meaning: occasional(ly), rare(ly)
Russian meaning: случайно, редко
Middle Japanese: támá
Tokyo: tàma
Kyoto: támá
Kagoshima: tamá
Comments: JLTT 539. One can also mention Jpn. dame 'in vain' (accent correspondences point to *támà-i) - a late word with an irregular voiced initial, but very probably having the same origin. japet-prnum,japet-meaning,japet-rusmean,japet-mjp,japet-tok,japet-kyo,japet-kag,japet-comments,
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