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Mongolian etymology :
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Proto-Mongolian: *kubakaj
Meaning: pale, withered
Russian meaning: бледный, засохший
Written Mongolian: qubaqai (L 976) Middle Mongolian: qubi 'yellow (horse)' (SH) Khalkha: xuvxai
Buriat: xubxaj
Kalmuck: xōxṇ
Ordos: xuwaxǟ
Comments: KW 192. Mong. > Oyr. qubaɣai. monget-prnum,monget-meaning,monget-rusmean,monget-wmo,monget-mmo,monget-hal,monget-bur,monget-kal,monget-ord,monget-reference,
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Altaic etymology :
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Proto-Altaic: *ki̯ójbu
Meaning: pale
Russian meaning: бледный
Comments: Владимирцов 210. *-jb- is reconstructed to account for Mong. -b- rather than *-ɣ-. Note, however, that modern Turkic and Mongolian forms interact actively: some Turkic forms may be backloans from Mong. quwa (which itself is probably a Turkism, see above). altet-meaning,altet-rusmean,altet-turc,altet-mong,altet-tung,altet-jap,altet-reference,
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Turkic etymology :
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Proto-Turkic: *Kuba / *Koba
Meaning: pale yellow, pale grey
Russian meaning: желтоватый, сероватый
Tatar: quwa, qɨw (dial.)
Uzbek: quw
Sary-Yughur: qo
Khakassian: xū
Oyrat: qō, qū
Tuva: xuwa
Kirghiz: qū
Kazakh: quw
Noghai: quw
Karakalpak: quw
Kumyk: quw
Comments: VEWT 295, EDT 581, ЭСТЯ 6, 94-96, 98-99. Turk. > Mong. quba, quwa (KW 191, Щербак 1997, 142; Mong. quba, however, also means 'amber' and may be borrowed also from Chin. hu-p`o, see L 976, Rozycki 111) > Man. quwa. turcet-prnum,turcet-meaning,turcet-rusmean,turcet-krh,turcet-tat,turcet-uzb,turcet-sjg,turcet-hak,turcet-alt,turcet-tuv,turcet-krg,turcet-kaz,turcet-nogx,turcet-klpx,turcet-qum,turcet-reference,
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Tungus etymology :
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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *kiaba-
Meaning: pale
Russian meaning: бледный
Evenki: kē̂wama
Even: kē̂makụ
Negidal: kē̂m-dị, kē̂r
Ulcha: qē̂m-ǯị
Orok: qêmo-tto-
Nanai: qịa-gǯa, qịa-m
Oroch: kǟm
Udighe: keäl-keäl
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Japanese etymology :
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Proto-Japanese: *kú-i
Meaning: yellow
Russian meaning: желтый
Old Japanese: ki
Middle Japanese: kí
Tokyo: kì-iro-
Kyoto: kîíro-
Kagoshima: kīre
Nase: k`ī́-
Shuri: čī́rū̀
Hateruma: kɨ̀-N-kɨ̄̀
Yonakuni: kìrú-či_́čí
Comments: JLTT 449. The root *kú- is proved by compounds like OJ ku-gane 'yellow metal, gold'. japet-prnum,japet-meaning,japet-rusmean,japet-ajp,japet-mjp,japet-tok,japet-kyo,japet-kag,japet-nas,japet-shu,japet-hat,japet-yon,japet-comments,
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