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Proto-Japanese: *mátúr-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: to worship (relig.)
Russian meaning: поклоняться, обожествлять
Old Japanese: matur-
Middle Japanese: mátúr-
Tokyo: màtsur-
Kyoto: mátsúr-
Kagoshima: matsúr-
Comments: JLTT 722.
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Altaic etymology :

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Proto-Altaic: *máč`à
Meaning: to fast, hunger
Russian meaning: поститься, голодать
Turkic: *bAča-
Mongolian: *mačag
Tungus-Manchu: *maču-
Japanese: *mátúr-
Comments: Mong. mačag cannot be < Turk., despite EDT 293, Clark 1980, 43; it is also difficult to suppose Man. mačixi (especially the verb maču-) < Mong. mačag. The root thus seems to be reconstructable for PA, with the meaning approx. "to fast, hunger with religious purposes".
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Turkic etymology :

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Proto-Turkic: *bAča-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: 1 to fast 2 fast
Russian meaning: 1 поститься 2 пост
Old Turkic: bača- 1, bačaq 2 (OUygh.)
Karakhanid: bačaq 2 (MK)
Comments: EDT 293. Turk. bača-k 'fast' > WMong. bačag.
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Mongolian etymology :

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Proto-Mongolian: *mačag
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: fast
Russian meaning: пост
Written Mongolian: mačaɣ (L 519)
Khalkha: macag
Buriat: masag
Kalmuck: macǝg (КРС)
Ordos: mačaG
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Tungus etymology :

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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *maču-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: 1 to lose weight, grow thin 2 fast
Russian meaning: 1 терять вес, худеть 2 пост
Spoken Manchu: mačǝ- (699, 700)
Literary Manchu: maču- 1, mačixi 2
Comments: ТМС 1, 533. Attested only in Manchu, but having rather probable external parallels.
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