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Altaic etymology :

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Proto-Altaic: *č`iju
Meaning: wet, moisture
Russian meaning: влажный, влага
Turkic: *čɨj-ɨk
Mongolian: *čiɣig
Tungus-Manchu: *čikpa-
Korean: *čī-n, *čhuk-
Japanese: *tuju
Comments: EAS 64, KW 443, Лексика 39. A PA derivative *č`iju-k`V is reflected in PT *čɨjɨk = Mong. čiɣig = PTM *čik- = Kor. *čhuk-. Also here probably Kor. čhú-m 'phlegm'. In Japanese (perhaps also in Korean) there is some confusion of this root with *č`aju 'resin, tar' q. v.
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Turkic etymology :

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Proto-Turkic: *čɨj, *čɨj-ɨk
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: 1 wet, soaking, moist 2 dew 3 moisture 4 raw
Russian meaning: 1 мокрый 2 роса 3 влага, влажный 4 сырой
Karakhanid: či/čɨ 3 (MK), čɨ-la- 'to moisten' (MK), čɨq- 'to absorb moisture' (MK), čɨɣ-la-n- 'to be half-cooked' (MK), čig 4 (IM)
Turkish: čiɣ, čij 1, 2
Tatar: čɨq 2
Uzbek: čiq 2 (dial.), čɨ̄ɣ 1 (Xɔrazm)
Azerbaidzhan: čij 'raw'
Turkmen: čīg 1, čɨ̄G 2
Khakassian: sɨx 1, 3
Shor: šɨq 3, šɨqtɨɣ 1
Oyrat: čij 4, čɨq 3
Yakut: sīk 2, 3
Dolgan: hīk 2
Tuva: šɨq 3, 'meadow', šɨqtɨɣ 1
Tofalar: šɨq 1
Kirghiz: čij-ki 4, čɨq 2, 3
Kazakh: šɨq 2
Noghai: šij 4, šɨq 2
Bashkir: sej 4, ɨsɨq 2
Balkar: čij 4, čɨq 2
Gagauz: čij 1, 2
Karaim: čɨj, cij 4, čɨx 2, 'hoar-frost'
Karakalpak: šɨq 2
Salar: čɨx-ču 2 (ССЯ)
Kumyk: čij 4, čɨq 2
Comments: EDT 393, 406,408, 413, 418, VEWT 107, Лексика 39, Stachowski 106. The actual reflexes are best explained if we postulate an opposition *čɨj 'wet, raw' - *čɨj-ɨk 'dew, moisture' (with further contractions). Some forms, however, could be secondarily borrowed from Mong. (see Kaɫ. MEJ 34).
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Mongolian etymology :

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Proto-Mongolian: *čiɣig
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: moisture
Russian meaning: влага
Written Mongolian: čigig (L 179), čig
Khalkha: čijg
Buriat: šīg
Kalmuck: čīg
Ordos: čīg
Shary-Yoghur: čīg
Comments: KW 443, MGCD 568.
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Tungus etymology :

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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *čikpa-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: 1 wet 2 to become wet, soak
Russian meaning: 1 мокрый 2 мокнуть
Negidal: čịp- 2
Ulcha: čịqpa 1
Orok: čịqpa ~ čịpqa 1
Nanai: čaqpa 1
Oroch: čippa 1
Udighe: čipa 1
Comments: ТМС 2, 398. Cf. also Evk. čīw- 'to flow, leak' (ТМС 2, 389) which could reflect the original *čiju.
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