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Tungus etymology :
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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *lū
Meaning: 1 resin, gum 2 to fill holes, crevices with resin
Russian meaning: 1 смола, вар 2 просмаливать
Evenki: lū 1, lū- 2
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Altaic etymology :
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Proto-Altaic: *li̯ùbu ( ~ -i̯a-)
Meaning: resin, clay, dirt
Russian meaning: смола, глина, грязь
Comments: JOAL 102, 1981, 853 (attracting also OJ núr- 'to paint', which seems less plausible because of tone incongruence with *nì; on its etymology see *ni̯úŕe). altet-meaning,altet-rusmean,altet-mong,altet-tung,altet-jap,altet-reference,
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Mongolian etymology :
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Proto-Mongolian: *luw-
Meaning: eye pus
Russian meaning: глазной гной
Written Mongolian: luuqa (L 518), nuuqa Khalkha: lūx, nūx
Buriat: nūtaj- 'быть заплывшим (о глазах)'
Ordos: lūxa, nūxa
Monguor: nauxa, log
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Japanese etymology :
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Proto-Japanese: *nì ( ~ *nù-i)
Meaning: earth, dirt; red clay
Russian meaning: земля, грязь; красная глина
Old Japanese: ni
Middle Japanese: nì
Tokyo: ni
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