Tungus etymology : List with all references

Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *kiaba-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: pale

Russian meaning: бледный

Evenki: kē̂wama

Even: kē̂makụ

Negidal: kē̂m-dị, kē̂r

Ulcha: qē̂m-ǯị

Orok: qêmo-tto-

Nanai: qịa-gǯa, qịa-m

Oroch: kǟm

Udighe: keäl-keäl

Comments: ТМС 1, 386.

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Altaic etymology :

Proto-Altaic: *ki̯ójbu

Meaning: pale

Russian meaning: бледный

Turkic: *Kuba / *Koba

Mongolian: *kubakaj

Tungus-Manchu: *kiaba-

Japanese: *kú-i

Comments: Владимирцов 210. *-jb- is reconstructed to account for Mong. -b- rather than *-ɣ-. Note, however, that modern Turkic and Mongolian forms interact actively: some Turkic forms may be backloans from Mong. quwa (which itself is probably a Turkism, see above).

Turkic etymology :

Proto-Turkic: *Kuba / *Koba

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: pale yellow, pale grey

Russian meaning: желтоватый, сероватый

Karakhanid: quba (MK)

Tatar: quwa, qɨw (dial.)

Uzbek: quw

Sary-Yughur: qo

Khakassian: xū

Oyrat: qō, qū

Tuva: xuwa

Kirghiz: qū

Kazakh: quw

Noghai: quw

Karakalpak: quw

Kumyk: quw

Comments: VEWT 295, EDT 581, ЭСТЯ 6, 94-96, 98-99. Turk. > Mong. quba, quwa (KW 191, Щербак 1997, 142; Mong. quba, however, also means 'amber' and may be borrowed also from Chin. hu-p`o, see L 976, Rozycki 111) > Man. quwa.

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Mongolian etymology :

Proto-Mongolian: *kubakaj

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: pale, withered

Russian meaning: бледный, засохший

Written Mongolian: qubaqai (L 976)

Middle Mongolian: qubi 'yellow (horse)' (SH)

Khalkha: xuvxai

Buriat: xubxaj

Kalmuck: xōxṇ

Ordos: xuwaxǟ

Comments: KW 192. Mong. > Oyr. qubaɣai.

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Japanese etymology :

Proto-Japanese: *kú-i

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: yellow

Russian meaning: желтый

Old Japanese: ki

Middle Japanese: kí

Tokyo: kì-iro-

Kyoto: kîíro-

Kagoshima: kīre

Nase: k`ī́-

Shuri: čī́rū̀

Hateruma: kɨ̀-N-kɨ̄̀

Yonakuni: kìrú-či_́čí

Comments: JLTT 449. The root *kú- is proved by compounds like OJ ku-gane 'yellow metal, gold'.

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