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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *sire-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: sinew, thread
Russian meaning: сухожилие, нить
Evenki: sirekte
Even: siren (Arm.)
Negidal: sijekte, sijēn
Spoken Manchu: širǝxē 'fiber' (269)
Literary Manchu: sirge / sirxe, siren
Ulcha: siri, sirekte
Orok: sirekte
Nanai: sirikte (Kur-Urm.), sīrẽ
Oroch: sije, sijekte
Udighe: sie, siekte
Solon: š́irikte, š́iritte
Comments: ТМС 2, 97. Despite superficial resemblance and Doerfer MT 26, the word has nothing to do with Mong. *sirmö- / *sirbö- 'sinew' (which is = TM *sumu-, see under *si̯orme).
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