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Tungus etymology :

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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *čiKi
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: pivot
Russian meaning: шарнир, петля
Evenki: čiki
Even: čị̄q
Negidal: čịx
Comments: ТМС 2, 391.
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Altaic etymology :

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Proto-Altaic: *č`ĭ̀k`o ( ~ -k-)
Meaning: pivot, bolt
Russian meaning: шарнир, стержень
Turkic: *čɨkanak
Mongolian: *čigta
Tungus-Manchu: *čiKi
Korean: *čítóri
Japanese: *tikiri
Comments: Дыбо 43. Note dental suffixation in Mong. and Kor. (PA *č`ìk`(o)-t`V).
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Turkic etymology :

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Proto-Turkic: *čɨkanak
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: lock, pivot
Russian meaning: засов, стержень
Tatar: cɨɣanak (Sib.)
Oyrat: čɨɣanak, dial. čānaq (Верб.)
Bashkir: sɨɣanaq, dial. sɨɣansaq
Comments: Дыбо 171. It is also necessary to note Kaz. šege, Kirgh. čege 'nail', possibly going back to the same root.
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Mongolian etymology :

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Proto-Mongolian: *čigta
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: lock, bolt
Russian meaning: засов, запор
Written Mongolian: čiɣta (L 178)
Khalkha: čagt
Buriat: šagta
Kalmuck: čiktǝ 'Leit- oder Halsstrick der Kälber und Füllen'
Comments: KW 439. Mong. > Kirgh. čɨqta. Cf. also the common Mong. *čiki(n) 'linchpin' - formally coinciding with the word for 'ear', which may be a secondary coincidence.
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Korean etymology :

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Proto-Korean: *čítóri
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: pivot, hinge
Russian meaning: шарнир, петля
Modern Korean: čidoli
Middle Korean: čítóri
Comments: Liu 682, KED 1528. The explanation in KED < čì- 'carry' + tòr- 'turn' is tonally implausible and obviously folk-etymological.
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Japanese etymology :

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Proto-Japanese: *tikiri
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: balance beam
Russian meaning: коромысло, балансир (весов)
Middle Japanese: tikiri
Tokyo: chikiri
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