Tungus etymology : Query result

Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *ńuŋ-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: 1 to direct, give directions 2 direction, instruction 3 instructor, director, master 4 council, advice

Russian meaning: 1 указывать, направлять 2 указание, направление 3 начальник, хозяин 4 совет

Evenki: nuŋnī-, ńuŋnī- 1, nuŋnīɣē, ńuŋnīɣē 2, ńuŋe 3

Even: ńūn- 1, ńūnъn 2, ńuŋun 3, ńuŋse-ɣъn 4

Negidal: nuŋni- 1, ńuŋu 4

Orok: nuŋe, ńuŋe 3

Comments: ТМС 1, 612. Depalatalized *n- in some of the forms may be due to contamination with PTM *nuŋ- < PA *nuŋu q. v.