Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *pil(b)-
Meaning: 1 slime 2 to eat raw fish, meat 3 ear pus
Russian meaning: 1 слизь 2 есть сырое (мясо, рыбу) 3 ушной гной
Evenki: hilbi 1, hilbikā- 2, dial. pila 3
Comments: ТМС 2, 38, 324. A rather rich group of derivatives - attested, however, only in Evk.