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Korean etymology :
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Proto-Korean: *sɨ́mɨ́i-
Meaning: to soak, permeate
Russian meaning: впитываться, просачиваться
Modern Korean: sɨmi-
Middle Korean: sɨ́mɨ́i-
koret-prnum,koret-meaning,koret-rusmean,koret-phn,koret-ako,koret-reference,
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Altaic etymology :
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Proto-Altaic: *šĭ́mi
Meaning: to suck, soak
Russian meaning: сосать, впитывать
Comments: Ozawa 223, KW 358, Lee 1958, 117, АПиПЯЯ 17, Martin 242, Whitman 1985, 127, 212, Martin 1996, 82. Korean has a not quite clear high tone; otherwise correspondences are quite regular. altet-prnum,altet-meaning,altet-rusmean,altet-turc,altet-mong,altet-tung,altet-kor,altet-jap,altet-reference,
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Turkic etymology :
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Proto-Turkic: *simü- / *sümü-
Meaning: to suck, swallow
Russian meaning: сосать
Turkish: süm-, sümür-
Uzbek: simir-
Uighur: sümür-
Azerbaidzhan: sümür-
Turkmen: sümür-
Chuvash: sim, sǝm 'honey drink'
Kazakh: simir-
Noghai: simir-
Bashkir: hĭmĭr-
Karakalpak: simir-
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Mongolian etymology :
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Proto-Mongolian: *sime
Meaning: 1 juice, sap 2 to suck 3 to soak
Russian meaning: 1 сок 2 сосать 3 впитывать
Written Mongolian: sime 1, sime-, simi- 2, simed- 3 (L 709) Middle Mongolian: šimi- 2 (SH), šimi- 3 (MA 333) Khalkha: šim 1, šime- 2, šimde- 3
Buriat: šeme 1, šeme- 2
Kalmuck: šim; šimǝ-, šüm- 1
Ordos: šime 1, šime- 2
Dagur: šim; šime- 1 (Тод. Даг. 183), šimi- 1, šime (MD 216) Shary-Yoghur: šǝme 1, šǝme- 2
Monguor: śime (SM 396), (MGCD śimēn) 1, šǝme-, šǝmu- (SM 374), (MGCD śimu-) 2 Mogol: šimi- 2
Comments: KW 357-358, 371, MGCD 717. Cf. also *sim-bu- 'to dive'. Mong. > Man. simi- etc. (ТМС 2, 87; Doerfer MT 119; Rozycki 183). Mong. > Yak. sim-. monget-prnum,monget-meaning,monget-rusmean,monget-wmo,monget-mmo,monget-hal,monget-bur,monget-kal,monget-ord,monget-dag,monget-yuy,monget-mgr,monget-mogh,monget-reference,
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Tungus etymology :
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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *šime-
Meaning: to soak; suck
Russian meaning: просачиваться; сосать
Even: čịmъ̣l-
Literary Manchu: šime-
Ulcha: čime-
Nanai: čime-
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Japanese etymology :
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Proto-Japanese: *sím-
Meaning: to soak
Russian meaning: впитываться, просачиваться
Old Japanese: sim-
Middle Japanese: sím-
Tokyo: shìmi-
Kyoto: shímí-
Kagoshima: shimí-
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Nostratic etymology :
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Eurasiatic: *Sem[H]V
Meaning: to swallow
Comments: For PIE cf. rather PA *šŏ́mo 'dive, scoop' (2193)
References: МССНЯ 335; ND 2065 *simV 'be wet; moisture, liquid' (Kartv. + Mong., Manch. + East Cush.); 2066 *ś/ŝeHm[ü] 'to swallow' (Ur. + Alt. + SH). nostret-meaning,nostret-prnum,nostret-ier,nostret-alt,nostret-ura,nostret-kart,nostret-notes,nostret-reference,
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Indo-European etymology :
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Proto-IE: *samǝ-
Meaning: to draw
Armenian: amal `ausleeren, entladen'
Old Greek: ámǟ (> lat. hama) `Wassereimer', hamís f. `Nachtgeschirr'; ? ántlo-s m. `Schiffsbodenwasser, Kielwasser'
Latin: sentīna f. `Schiffsbodenwasser; Kielwasser, Schiffsjauche'
Celtic: *to-eks-sem-, *semtiō(n)-, *to-air-uks-semtiō, *to-uks-semtiō > OIr doesmet `sie giessten aus', imp. tessim `giess ausL!'; inf. teistiu `das Ausgiessen', tairsitiu `innundatio', tuistiu `Zeugung, Schöpfung'
Russ. meaning: вычерпывать
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Baltic etymology :
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Proto-Baltic: *sem̂- vb. tr., *sam̂-ti- c.
Meaning: draw
Lithuanian: sémti (sẽmia/dial. sẽma, sḗmē) `(mit einem Schöpfgefäss, der hohlen Hand, einem Löffel) schöpfen, nehmen, schaufeln, entleeren', sámti-s `Schöpflöffel, -kelle, Suppenkelle, Kochlöffel'
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Pokorny's dictionary :
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Number: 1681
Root: sem-1
English meaning: to pour
German meaning: `schöpfen, gießen'
Material: Gr. ἀμάομαι `sammle', ἄμη f. `Wassereimer' (daraus lat. ama `Feuereimer', woraus mhd. ame, ome, nhd. Ohm `Flüssigkeitsmaß'), ἀμίς f. `Nachttopf', ἀμνίον n. `Opferschale', ἄμαλλα f. `Garbe'(ἄμιλλα), aber ἄντλος, -ον `Haufen, Schiffsraum, Kielwasser' nach Benveniste BSL. 50, 39 zu hitt. ḫan- `giessen'; illyr. FlN Semnus (Lucanien);
lat. sentīna `Kielwasser, Schiffsjauche', sentīnō `schöpfe das Wasser aus, habe meine Not';
air. sem- `ausgießen' in to-eks-sem- ds., to-uks-sem- `zeugen, erzeugen', Verbalnomen teistiu `Ausgießen', tuistiu `Zeugung, Schöpfung' (*to-uks-sem-tiō) usw.; vgl. auf Grund einer abstufenden Flexion -tiō(n)- : -tīn-es oben lat. sentīna (ursprüngl. Adj., scil. aqua); mit -d- weitergebildetsend- in abret. do-uo-hinnom gl. `austum', cymr. gwe-hynnu `schöpfen, ausleeren';
lit. semiù, sémti `schöpfen', sámtis `Schöpflöffel', mit -el-Weiterbildung lett. smel̨u, smel̂t `schöpfen'.
References: WP. II 487 f., WH. II 514 f., Trautmann 256, Ifor Williams RC 40, 487, Frisk 88 f.
Pages: 901-902
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Uralic etymology :
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Number: 1606
Proto: *śēme
English meaning: gulp, drink; to drink, swallow
German meaning: Trunk, Schluck; trinken, schlucken
Finnish: siemi (gen. siemen) 'Trunk, Trank', siemaise- 'schluckweise trinken, schlucken, verschlucken', sieme, siemy, siemyt 'Schluck, wieviel man auf einmal hinunterschluckt' ( > Est. dial. sima- 'gierig trinken mit sehr großen Schlucken'; Saam. L siepmalin ~ siepmanin 'in einem Zug, ohne zu schlucken, in sich hineinschütten')
Estonian: seem (gen. seeme), sõõm (gen. sõõme) 'Trunk, Schluck'
Mordovian: śime- (E), śimo- (M) 'trinken'
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Kartvelian etymology :
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Proto-Kartvelian: *śim-
Russian meaning: мокрый, влага
English meaning: damp, liquid (n.)
Georgian: sim-ur-
Georgian meaning (Rus.): вода
Georgian meaning (Engl.): water
Megrel: šim-e
Megrel meaning (Rus.): мокрый, влага
Megrel meaning (Eng.): damp, liquid (n.)
Notes and references: EWK 317.
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Long-range etymologies :
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Borean (approx.) : CVMV
Meaning : to swallow
Sino-Caucasian : ? ST *cĭm(H) 'soak, submerge'; *ćăm 'moisten, soak'; *ćhɨāmH 'gruel, soup'
African (misc.) : Cf. Macro-Khoisan *c̮[K]U[m] "to suck". Reference : МССНЯ 335; ND 2065, 2066. globet-meaning,globet-nostr,globet-afas,globet-scc,globet-austr,globet-afr,globet-reference,
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Afroasiatic etymology :
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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *sim-
Meaning: suck
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Berber etymology :
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Proto-Berber: *sVm-
Meaning: 'suck'
Qabyle (Ayt Mangellat): summ
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East Chadic etymology :
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Proto-EChadic: *si/ʔi-sVm-
Meaning: 'suck'
Somrai: šī-šǝ̄m [CLR: 311]
Sokoro: ʔǝ́-símǝ̀ [CLR: 311]
echet-prnum,echet-meaning,echet-smr,echet-sok,
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South Cushitic etymology :
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Proto-South Cushitic: *seʔem-
Meaning: 'suck in air'
Qwadza (Ngomvia): seʔem-
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Austric etymology :
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Proto-Austric: *CVm
Meaning: to dampen, immerse
Proto-Austroasiatic: Viet. tòm immerse
Proto-Austronesian: *k'ǝmk'ǝm
Austronesian meaning: dampen
Proto-Thai: ZhT *com (Ben.) immerse
References: Ben 2701, Peiros 1998, 93 (with doubts)
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