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Altaic etymology :

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Proto-Altaic: *nīme
Meaning: top of head
Russian meaning: верхняя часть головы
Turkic: *jem-kek
Tungus-Manchu: *nīme-kte
Korean: *nìmáh
Japanese: *mínái
Comments: Лексика 202, Дыбо 1995b. Tone in Kor.-Jpn. is irregular. In Jpn. one has to assume metathesis (*míná- < *nímá-), quite probable in a root with two nasals.
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Proto-Turkic: *jem-kek
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: 1 sinciput 2 fontanelle
Russian meaning: 1 темя 2 родничок
Karakhanid: ümgük 2 (MK)
Turkish: imik 1
Tatar: jümök (Bar.) 1
Middle Turkic: (MKypch.) jimük (AH) 1
Azerbaidzhan: ämgäk 2
Khakassian: ēmek (dial.) 1
Shor: näbäk (R) 1
Oyrat: emgek (R - Tel.), jömök (R - Oyr.) 2, (Баск. Туба) nömek 1
Chuvash: śamga 'forehead'
Tuva: čövek 1
Kirghiz: emgek 2
Kazakh: eŋbek 2
Gagauz: imik 'brain'
Karakalpak: eŋbek 2
Comments: VEWT 42, 208, 171, 521, ЭСТЯ 1, 352, Егоров 202, Лексика 201-202. Chuv. > Bashk. suŋqa 'hump of the occipital bone'.
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Tungus etymology :

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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *nīme-kte
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: skin on young horns
Russian meaning: кожица на молодых рогах
Evenki: nīmekte
Even: ńiemъt
Negidal: mīmekte
Udighe: ńimakta
Comments: ТМС 1, 596.
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Korean etymology :

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Proto-Korean: *nìmáh
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: forehead
Russian meaning: лоб
Modern Korean: ima
Middle Korean: nìmá (nìmáh-)
Comments: Nam 121, KED 1328.
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Japanese etymology :

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Proto-Japanese: *mínái
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: mountain top
Russian meaning: вершина горы
Old Japanese: mjine
Middle Japanese: míné
Tokyo: mìne
Kyoto: míné
Kagoshima: míne
Comments: JLTT 480.
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