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Japanese etymology :

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Proto-Japanese: *màkà-nàp-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: to feed, provide meals
Russian meaning: кормить, предоставлять пищу
Middle Japanese: makanaf-
Tokyo: makaná-
Kyoto: mákáná-
Kagoshima: màkànà-
Comments: JLTT 719.
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Altaic etymology :

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Proto-Altaic: *m[ù]k`è
Nostratic: Nostratic
Meaning: to suck
Russian meaning: сосать
Turkic: *bök-
Mongolian: *meke
Tungus-Manchu: *muKu-
Korean: *mǝ̀k-
Japanese: *màkà-nàp-
Comments: PKE 109, Lee 1958, 115, АПиПЯЯ 295, Дыбо 14. Korean has a verbal low tone; delabialization in Mong. (*möke or *müke would be expected) is not quite clear (cf. the same process in *mede- < *mi̯uti).
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Proto-Turkic: *bök-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: to be satiated, full
Russian meaning: насыщаться, наедаться
Karakhanid: bök- (MK)
Turkish: bɨk-
Sary-Yughur: pek-
Yakut: böɣöx 'satiated'
Dolgan: bögök 'satiated'
Tuva: pök-
Tofalar: pök- (note the absence of pharyngealization - pointing to PT length?)
Kirghiz: bök-
Kazakh: bök-
Noghai: bök-
Bashkir: bük-
Gagauz: bɨq-
Karaim: bɨq-
Comments: VEWT 83 (together with bük- 'to lock'), EDT 324, ЭСТЯ 2, 211, Stachowski 63.
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Mongolian etymology :

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Proto-Mongolian: *meke
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: 1 female breast, to suck 2 to move jaws
Russian meaning: 1 грудь (ж.), сосать 2 двигать челюстями
Written Mongolian: meke-re- 2
Khalkha: mexre- 2
Buriat: mexer- 2
Dagur: mek 1, mekē- 2 (Тод. Даг. 154: mekē- 'to suck'), meke 1 (MD 190)
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Tungus etymology :

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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *muKu-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: to fill mouth with liquid
Russian meaning: набрать в рот жидкости
Evenki: muku-
Even: mụq-
Negidal: moxon- ~ mokun-
Literary Manchu: muku-
Udighe: mukun-
Solon: moxo-
Comments: ТМС 1, 552.
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Korean etymology :

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Proto-Korean: *mǝk-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: 1 to eat 2 to drink
Russian meaning: 1 есть 2 пить
Modern Korean: mǝk- 1, 2
Middle Korean: mǝ̀k- 1
Comments: Nam 211, KED 609.
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Nostratic etymology :

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Eurasiatic: *muḳV
Meaning: to swallow, gobble
Borean: Borean
Altaic: *m[ù]k`è
Dravidian: *mōg- (*-ɣ-) ? [or *muk- 2140]
References: ND 1398a *mUḲ(V)ʡV 'eat/drink greedily' (+Arab.?).
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Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-Dravidian : *mōg- (*-ɣ-) ?
Meaning : to eat
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Proto-South Dravidian: *mōg-
Proto-North Dravidian : *mōX-
Notes : An NDR/Tamil-Malayalam isogloss.
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South Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-South Dravidian : *mōg-
Meaning : to eat, drink
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Tamil : moci (-pp-, -tt-)
Tamil meaning : to eat
Tamil derivates : (?) māntu (mānti-) to eat, drink, experience, enjoy
Malayalam : mōkuka, (?) mōntuka
Malayalam meaning : to drink, sip
Malayalam derivates : mōyikka to give to sip; mōval a gulp
Notes : The root here is *mōg-, as evidenced by Tamil moci < *mōg-i-, and confirmed by external data. Therefore, Malayalam forms like mōyikka should be explained as due to a reinterpretation of the form mōkuka as *mō+k+uka. However, Mal. mōntuka, Tam. māntuka hardly belong here at all.
Number in DED : 5127
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North Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-North-Dravidian : *mōX-
Meaning : to eat
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Kurukh : mōxnā (pass.refl. mōxrnā) "to eat (anything except cooked rice)"
Malto : mōqe "to eat (as meat or fruit)"
Additional forms : Also KUR mōxtaʔānā to cause or allow someone to eat.
Number in DED : 5127
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Long-range etymologies :

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Borean (approx.) : MVKV
Meaning : suck, swallow
Eurasiatic : *muḳV swallow, gobble
Afroasiatic : *muk- (?)
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Afroasiatic etymology :

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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *muk- (?)
Meaning: suck, drink
Borean etymology: Borean etymology
Semitic: *muk- 'suck'
Western Chadic: *mukwak- 'sip' 1, 'chew' 2
Notes: Insufficient data. Semantics questionable.
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Semitic etymology :

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Number: 852
Proto-Semitic: *muk-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'suck'
Arabic: mkk [-u-]
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West Chadic etymology :

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Proto-WChadic: *muk-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'sip' 1, 'chew throughly' 2
Mupun: mùk 1 [FrM]
Angas: muk, mwak 1 [Fl]
Bolewa: mukk- 2 [LkB]
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