Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *teme-
Meaning: 1 big needle 2 axle 3 sledge stick 4 net 5 to hang the net
Russian meaning: 1 большая игла 2 ось 3 палка-тормоз, остол 4 сеть 5 вешать сеть
Evenki: temek 3
Negidal: teme 1, temti 4
Literary Manchu: temene ulme 1, temun 2, tomoo 1
Ulcha: temti 4
Orok: temetči 'черпалка'
Nanai: temčiku 4, temnegu- 5
Comments: ТМС 2, 196, 234, 235. Man. temene may be < Mong. < Turk. (cf. Doerfer MT 142), but for other forms it is unlikely.
