Proto-Mongolian: *gabi-
Meaning: 1 care, diligence, attention, merit 2 to care, strive 3 skilled, careful
Russian meaning: 1 забота, прилежание, внимание, заслуга 2 заботиться, стараться 3 умелый, заботливый
Written Mongolian: ɣabija 1, ɣabija- 2, ɣabšiɣai 3 (L 340) Khalkha: gavjān 1, gavšgaj 3
Buriat: gabjā 1, gabšgaj 3
Kalmuck: gäwǟ 'energy, efficiency'
Ordos: Gawijā 1
Dagur: gabšigēn 3
Shary-Yoghur: gobtǝ 1
Comments: KW 148, MGCD 275. See ЭСТЯ 5, 270-271 with an analysis of Mong. forms and Turkic loanwords. Mong. > Man. gabsix́an (see Rozycki 84). monget-prnum,monget-meaning,monget-rusmean,monget-wmo,monget-hal,monget-bur,monget-kal,monget-ord,monget-dag,monget-yuy,monget-reference,