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Proto-Mongolian: *ǯuɣa
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: amusement, entertainment
Russian meaning: забава, развлечение
Written Mongolian: ǯuɣa, ǯuɣaɣa (L 1077)
Khalkha: ʒugā
Buriat: zugā
Kalmuck: zuɣāca- 'to walk' (СЯОС)
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Altaic etymology :

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Proto-Altaic: *ńū̀bV
Meaning: entertainment
Russian meaning: развлечение
Turkic: *juba-
Mongolian: *ǯuɣa
Tungus-Manchu: *ńōba
Comments: Владимирцов 210. A Western isogloss.
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Turkic etymology :

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Proto-Turkic: *juba-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: 1 to be comforted, consoled, entertained 2 to comfort, entertain
Russian meaning: 1 утешаться, забавляться 2 утешать, развлекать
Turkish: juwat- (dial.) 2
Tatar: juwan- 1
Middle Turkic: ǯuwat- 2 (R)
Uzbek: juwan- (dial.) 1
Bashkir: jɨwan- 1
Karaim: juwan-, juwun- 1, juwut- 2
Comments: ЭСТЯ 4, 240. Some forms, like Kum. jɨban-, Uzb. jupan- reflect rather *jupa-; the variation of *-b- and *-p- is not quite clear in this root.
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Tungus etymology :

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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *ńōba
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: 1 joke, entertainment 2 to joke
Russian meaning: 1 шутка, забава 2 подшучивать
Spoken Manchu: jovǝ 'joke, jest' (1299)
Literary Manchu: jōbo 1, ńobo-, ńobu- 2
Comments: ТМС 1, 345.
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