Tungus etymology : Query result

Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *laxu-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: 1 to hang 2 hanger, cross-beam (for hanging) 3 harpoon rudder 4 harpoon point

Russian meaning: 1 вешать, подвешивать 2 вешалка, козлы (для вешания) 3 руль плавающего гарпуна 4 наконечник гарпуна

Evenki: laku-ča 'loop'

Spoken Manchu: ĺaki- 'to hang, to dangle' (1646)

Literary Manchu: laḱa- 1, laḱaqu 2

Ulcha: laχụ 3

Orok: lāχụ 4

Comments: ТМС 1, 488, 501-502. The root should be distinguished from *loka- (v. sub *lúke).