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Tungus etymology :

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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *čalbaka ( ~ š-)
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: half moon, crescent
Russian meaning: полумесяц
Evenki: čalbaka
Comments: ТМС 2, 380. Cf. perhaps also Man. šilǵan 'name of a constellation' ( < *šalbikan ?).
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Altaic etymology :

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Proto-Altaic: *šálpu
Meaning: a celestial body
Russian meaning: назв. небесного тела
Mongolian: *čolbun
Tungus-Manchu: *čalbaka ( ~ š-)
Japanese: *súmpárú
Comments: Phonetically OJ subaru is a quite satisfactory match for Mong. and TM forms, so Miller's (Miller 1988) attempts to derive it either from Arabic al-zubra 'mane' (name for the two stars of the 11th lunar station) or from MKor. spɨr 'horn' are probably not necessary.
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Mongolian etymology :

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Proto-Mongolian: *čolbun
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: Venus
Russian meaning: Венера
Written Mongolian: čolmun, čolman, čolbun (L 197)
Khalkha: colmon
Buriat: solbon(g)
Kalmuck: colwŋ̣, colwṇ
Ordos: čolmon, čulmun
Dagur: čolpon (Тод. Даг. 182)
Shary-Yoghur: čolbon
Monguor: čolbaŋ
Comments: KW 429, MGCD 575. Mong. > Tat. čulpan etc. (see Лексика 50-51).
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Japanese etymology :

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Proto-Japanese: *súmpárú
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: Pleiades
Russian meaning: Плеяды
Old Japanese: subaru
Middle Japanese: súbáru
Tokyo: sùbaru, súbaru
Kyoto: súbárú
Kagoshima: subáru
Comments: JLTT 531.
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