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Altaic etymology :

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Proto-Altaic: *ki̯ujilV
Meaning: a k. of bird
Russian meaning: вид птицы
Mongolian: *kojil-
Tungus-Manchu: *kilu-
Korean: *kɨ́irjǝ́kí ( ~ *kɨ́rjǝ́kí)
Japanese: *kiari ( ~ *kairi)
Comments: Poppe 1950, 575, Lee 1958, 114. In the Kor.-Jpn. area some confusion of this root with PA *gā̀ŕV 'wild goose' was possible.
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Mongolian etymology :

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Proto-Mongolian: *kojil-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: wild turkey
Russian meaning: улар (горная индейка)
Written Mongolian: qojiluɣ (МХТТТ)
Khalkha: xojlog
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Tungus etymology :

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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *kilu-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: 1 grey goose 2 heron 3 gull 4 swan
Russian meaning: 1 серый гусь (казарка) 2 цапля 3 чайка 4 лебедь
Evenki: kuluk 3
Even: kiĺarqa 'name of a bird', kụlar 3
Literary Manchu: kilaχun 2
Ulcha: qị̄lala 1
Nanai: kulikte 4
Udighe: kilai 3 (Корм. 248)
Comments: ТМС 1, 392-393, 429.
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Korean etymology :

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Proto-Korean: *kɨ́irjǝ́kí ( ~ *kɨ́rjǝ́kí)
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: goose
Russian meaning: гусь
Modern Korean: kirǝgi
Middle Korean: kɨ́irjǝ́kí, kɨ̀rjǝ̀kí, kɨrǝki, kìrǝ̀kí
Comments: Nam 66, 67, 76, Liu 96, 97, 109, 113, KED 264. The variant kɨ́irjǝ́kí is attested later than kɨrjǝki, but accounts well for the modern form with -i- (regularly < -ɨi-). The most plausible PK reconstruction appears to be *kɨ́irǝ́kí (although *kɨ́rjǝ́kí is also not excluded).
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Japanese etymology :

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Proto-Japanese: *kiari ( ~ *kairi)
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: a k. of marsh bird (plover)
Russian meaning: вид болотной птицы, сероголовый чибис (Microsarcops cinereus Blyth.)
Old Japanese: k(j)eri
Middle Japanese: keri
Tokyo: keri
Comments: Attested already in Man'yōshū (Eastern songs), but absent from JB.
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