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Proto-Japanese: *kàsùm-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: be hazy, misty
Russian meaning: быть сумрачным, туманным
Old Japanese: kasum-
Middle Japanese: kasum-
Tokyo: kàsum-
Kyoto: kásúm-
Kagoshima: kasúm-
Comments: JLTT 705.
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Proto-Altaic: *gḕĺa
Meaning: to screen (from light), disappear
Russian meaning: закрывать (от света), исчезать
Turkic: *Köĺ-
Tungus-Manchu: *gēl-
Korean: *kɨ̀rɨ̀mǝ́i
Japanese: *kàsùm-
Comments: In Turkic *Keĺ- would be expected; -ö- is probably due to the influence of a very close phonetically and semantically Karakh. kölige 'shadow'. In Korean one would expect rather *kǝ́rVm-, so the tone and vocalism appears to be distorted. This all may be due to expressive (tabooistic) reasons, as well as to the interaction between this root and PA *k`òlmV 'cloud' q. v. {Cf. WMo ɣoluj-, ɣolu-ɣur 'потухший, тусклый, неяркий' - perhaps better for Turkic.}
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Proto-Turkic: *Köĺ-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: 1 screen, covering 2 to screen, obstruct light 3 shadow
Russian meaning: 1 укрытие, полог, занавес 2 давать тень, укрывать от света 3 тень
Old Turkic: köšige (OUygh.) 3
Karakhanid: köši- (MK) 2, köšik (MK) 1, köšige (MK) 3
Uighur: köšükɛ 1
Khakassian: közeŋe 1
Shor: köžege 1
Tuva: köžege 1, 3
Kirghiz: köšögö 1
Comments: EDT 753. The root tends to merge with PT *köĺ- 'to shiver (of cold), freeze' (see VEWT 294), as well as with *köli- 'shadow' - but they should be probably kept apart. Turk. > MMong. köši-, köšige, köšge (TMN 1, 481, Щербак 1997, 128, Clark 1980, 41) > Evk. kuči-, kučiger (Doerfer MT 125).
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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *gēl-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: 1 to disappear 2 to clear up (of sky) 3 to reflect light, throw shadow on
Russian meaning: 1 исчезать 2 проясняться (о небе) 3 отсвечивать, отражать тень
Even: gēl- 2
Literary Manchu: gelmarče-, gelmerǯe- 3, gelf́en 'pale'
Ulcha: gel- 1
Orok: gēl- 1
Nanai: gēl- 1
Comments: ТМС 1, 178-179.
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Proto-Korean: *kɨ̀rɨ̀mǝ́i
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: shadow
Russian meaning: тень
Modern Korean: kɨrimǯa
Middle Korean: kɨ̀rɨ̀mǝ́i, kɨ̀rìmǝ́i
Comments: Nam 67, 68, KED 237.
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