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Proto-Altaic: *nī̀kV ( ~ -i̯ā-)
Meaning: duck
Russian meaning: утка
Mongolian: *nigu-sun
Tungus-Manchu: *nīKǖ
Comments: KW 281, Poppe 1974, 121, АПиПЯЯ 293. A Tung.-Mong. isogloss. The TM form can hardly be regarded as a mongolism, therefore (despite Poppe 1966, 31) this root should be carefully distinguished from ТМ *ńuŋńakī 'goose' (= Karakh. juɣaq id.). Mong. has parallel forms niɣusun and noɣusun - possibly resulting from contamination.
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Mongolian etymology :

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Proto-Mongolian: *nigu-su
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: duck
Russian meaning: утка
Written Mongolian: niɣusu, niɣul (L 595: nuɣusu(n))
Middle Mongolian: noqosun (HY 14), noqosu (SH), nuɣasun (MA 261b), nūqāsūn (LH), nūqāsūn (Lig.VMI)
Khalkha: nugas
Buriat: nugaha(n)
Kalmuck: nuɣǝsṇ
Ordos: nuGus, nuGusu
Dagur: nogese, nause, nuagese (MD 195, 200)
Comments: KW 281.
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Tungus etymology :

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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *nīKǖ
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: 1 duck 2 bird
Russian meaning: 1 утка 2 птица
Evenki: nīkī, -čēn 1
Even: ńieki, nīki
Spoken Manchu: īxǝ 1 (2201)
Literary Manchu: ńexe 1
Jurchen: mie-xe (591) 1
Orok: nēčē / ńēče 2
Nanai: ńice(n) 2
Udighe: ńuɣeǯiɣe 'duckling'
Solon: nīxī 1
Comments: ТМС 1, 590-591.
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