Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *ebe-
Meaning: 1 weak 2 to yield, be submitted 3 foolish, obstinate 4 lax, tarrying
Russian meaning: 1 слабый 2 уступать, подчиняться 3 глупый, упрямый 4 медлительный, расслабленный
Evenki: ewe-ǯekin 'едва-едва'
Literary Manchu: ebe-ri, ebi-lun 1
Ulcha: ebe-le 3
Orok: ebe-le 4
Nanai: ebe-ri- 2
Oroch: ebe-le 1
Comments: ТМС 2, 436. Some forms (esp. those in -ri) may be borrowed from Mongolian (see under *apo), while the Ul. and Orok forms may be < Manchu (because of -b- instead of the expected -w-). Cf. also Evk. (Sym.) ē̂p-/b- 'to spoil'.
