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Mongolian etymology :

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Proto-Mongolian: *malta-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: to dig
Russian meaning: копать
Written Mongolian: malta- (L 524)
Middle Mongolian: malta- (SH)
Khalkha: malta-
Buriat: malta-
Kalmuck: maltǝ-
Ordos: malta-
Dongxian: manta-
Baoan: mantal-
Dagur: malta- (Тод. Даг. 153)
Shary-Yoghur: malta-
Monguor: manta-, mǝnta- (SM 231)
Comments: KW 255, MGCD 478.
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Altaic etymology :

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Proto-Altaic: *mált`u
Meaning: to dig, bury
Russian meaning: копать, хоронить
Turkic: *baĺtar (?)
Mongolian: *malta-
Tungus-Manchu: *malta-
Korean: *mùt-
Japanese: *úntú-m- ( < *múntú-m-)
Comments: Poppe 1966, 196, Doerfer MT 61, Rozycki 155 regard the TM form as borrowed from Mong., which is not excluded (although dubious). The Karakh. word may belong here if its original meaning was 'digging instrument' ( > 'cutting instrument' > 'sickle'), but on the whole it is rather dubious, because of the unique cluster -št- (violating Helimski's rule). The Jpn. form reflects a frequent confusion between *mV- and *V- in front of the following nasal. {AD: from Turkic rather *mal- 'immerse'}
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Turkic etymology :

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Proto-Turkic: *baĺtar
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: sickle
Russian meaning: серп
Karakhanid: baštar (MK)
Comments: EDT 378.
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Tungus etymology :

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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *malta-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: to dig (soil with a hoof)
Russian meaning: рыть (снег, землю копытом)
Evenki: malta-
Literary Manchu: matala-
Comments: ТМС 1, 524. Man. maltaku 'a tool used for scraping dirt or mud' may be < Mong. (see Rozycki 154).
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Korean etymology :

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Proto-Korean: *mùt-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: to dig, bury
Russian meaning: копать, хоронить
Modern Korean: mut-
Middle Korean: mùt-
Comments: Nam 223, KED 674.
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Japanese etymology :

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Proto-Japanese: *úntú-m- ( < *mú-)
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: to dig, bury
Russian meaning: копать, хоронить
Old Japanese: udu-m-
Middle Japanese: údú-m-
Tokyo: ùzume-
Kyoto: ùzùmè-
Kagoshima: uzumé-
Comments: JLTT 782. Accent in Kyoto is irregular.
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