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Mongolian etymology :

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Proto-Mongolian: *marija-, mirija-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: to creep (up), crawl, be in ambush
Russian meaning: подползать, быть в засаде
Written Mongolian: marija-, miraɣa-, mirija- (L 529)
Khalkha: ḿarā-
Buriat: maŕā-
Kalmuck: merǟ-
Monguor: mara (SM 233)
Comments: KW 261.
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Altaic etymology :

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Proto-Altaic: *máro (~-ŕ-)
Meaning: to roll, bend
Russian meaning: вертеть, гнуть
Mongolian: *marija-, mirija-
Tungus-Manchu: *mari-
Korean: *mằr-
Japanese: *mát(u)áp-
Comments: The Mong. form is somewhat dubious semantically ('creep up' < 'coil up'?); otherwise the root seems quite reliable.
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Tungus etymology :

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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *mari-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: 1 to bend, curl 2 to turn, return
Russian meaning: 1 гнуться, виться 2 оборачиваться, возвращаться
Evenki: mariw- 1
Even: marlụ- 1
Spoken Manchu: mari- (1178) 2
Literary Manchu: mari- 2
Comments: ТМС 1, 532.
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Korean etymology :

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Proto-Korean: *mằr-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: to roll up, curl up
Russian meaning: свертывать, скручивать
Modern Korean: mal-
Middle Korean: mằr-
Comments: Nam 202, KED 582.
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Japanese etymology :

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Proto-Japanese: *mát(u)áp-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: to roll up, wrap
Russian meaning: свертывать, заворачивать
Old Japanese: matup-
Middle Japanese: mátóf-
Tokyo: mató-
Kyoto: mátó-
Kagoshima: mató-
Comments: JLTT 721. The Tokyo accent is irregular.
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