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Proto-Altaic: *si̯ŭ́ŋV(-kV)
Meaning: a k. of flying insect
Russian meaning: вид летучего насекомого
Turkic: *siŋek
Mongolian: *simaɣul
Tungus-Manchu: *süŋke
Japanese: *sáimì ( ~ -ia-)
Comments: Мудрак Дисс. 42-43, Лексика 186. An insect name, with tabooistic irregular vocalic changes.
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Proto-Turkic: *siŋek
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: 1 mosquito 2 fly
Russian meaning: 1 комар 2 муха
Karakhanid: siŋek 1,2 (MK)
Turkish: sinek 2
Middle Turkic: siŋak, siŋgek 2 (Pav. C.)
Sary-Yughur: sɨŋgek 'gad-fly'
Azerbaidzhan: sinäk 1
Turkmen: siŋek 2
Khakassian: sik, sēk 2
Oyrat: sēk 1
Chuvash: šъna 2
Tuva: sēk 2
Gagauz: sinek 2
Karaim: sinek 2
Comments: EDT 838, VEWT 422-423, Лексика 185, ЭСТЯ 7. Cf. also Yak., Dolg. ɨŋɨrɨa 'bee, wasp' (Stachowski 261). Turk. > Hung. szunyog 'mosquito', see Gombocz 1912.
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Mongolian etymology :

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Proto-Mongolian: *simaɣul
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: 1 mosquito 2 insect
Russian meaning: 1 комар 2 насекомое
Written Mongolian: simaɣul, simuɣul 1, 2 (L 710)
Middle Mongolian: šimu'ul (HY 12), šimul 'fly' (MA)
Khalkha: šumūl 1
Buriat: šumūl 2
Kalmuck: šomūl, šumūsn
Ordos: šimūli
Dagur: šomōl (Тод. Даг. 184) šomōle (MD. 217) 1
Comments: KW 364.
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Tungus etymology :

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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *süŋke
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: beetle
Russian meaning: жук
Nanai: suŋkẽ
Udighe: siŋke
Comments: ТМС 2, 91.
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Japanese etymology :

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Proto-Japanese: *sáimì ( ~ -ia-)
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: cicada
Russian meaning: цикада
Old Japanese: semji
Middle Japanese: sémì
Tokyo: sèmi
Kyoto: sémì
Kagoshima: sémi
Comments: JLTT 521. The tone in Tokyo is irregular (pointing to *sáimí).
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