Tungus etymology : Query result

Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *neŋu-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: 1 sweetheart 2 younger (brother, sister)

Russian meaning: 1 возлюбленная 2 младший (сестра, брат)

Even: neŋńe 1

Negidal: neŋuj (L.-Amg.) 2

Spoken Manchu: nun 'younger sister; husband's younger sister; younger woman' (904,914)

Literary Manchu: non 2

Jurchen: nexun (nexun-un) 'younger sister' (291)

Oroch: neŋu 2

Udighe: neŋu 2

Comments: ТМС 1 618, 622. The Jurch. word may reflect a contamination with PTM *neku- 'younger relative' (v. sub *nĕ̀ko).

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