Proto-Mongolian: *tom-
Meaning: 1 chief, first 2 to appoint, nominate 3 hat
Russian meaning: 1 главный, первый 2 назначать (на должность) 3 шляпа
Written Mongolian: tomi 1 (L 822), tomila- 2 (L 823), tumurliɣ 3, tumulai 3; (L 824: tomurčaɣ 'muzzle for animals') Middle Mongolian: tumbula- (SH) 2 Khalkha: tomil- 2, tumlaj 3
Buriat: tomil- 2
Kalmuck: tumrlǝg 3
Ordos: tomi 1, tumulai 3 (petit bonnet), tomilo- 'to be ahead of'
Monguor: tumbu, tombu 'le premier petit qu'un animal met bas' (SM 431) monget-prnum,monget-meaning,monget-rusmean,monget-wmo,monget-mmo,monget-hal,monget-bur,monget-kal,monget-ord,monget-mgr,monget-reference,