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Tungus etymology :

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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *šuK-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: 1 chisel 2 to carve, engrave 3 to hit (with horns), butt, strike 4 notches on bow ends
Russian meaning: 1 резец, долото 2 вырезать, гравировать 3 бодать, колоть (рогами) 4 зарезки, выемки (на концах лука)
Literary Manchu: šuki- 3, šukun 4
Nanai: čuktuli- 2 (Он.)
Oroch: čūku, tūku 1
Comments: ТМС 2, 403, 429.
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Altaic etymology :

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Proto-Altaic: *ši̯ŭk`u
Meaning: sharp instrument
Russian meaning: острый инструмент
Mongolian: *süke
Tungus-Manchu: *šuK-
Japanese: *súkí
Comments: The etymology seems plausible, although the precise meaning of the root in PA is not quite clear (some sharp instrument used for carving, chopping or ploughing).
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Mongolian etymology :

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Proto-Mongolian: *süke
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: axe
Russian meaning: топор
Written Mongolian: süke (L 742)
Middle Mongolian: suke (HY 18, SH, IM)
Khalkha: süx
Buriat: hüxe
Kalmuck: sükǝ
Ordos: süχe
Dongxian: sugie
Dagur: sugu (Тод. Даг. 164), suhe (MD 212), sugē
Shary-Yoghur: sǝge
Monguor: sugo (SM 352)
Comments: KW 340, MGCD 618. Mong. > Chag. sükü etc. (KW 435), Yak. süge, Dolg. hüge (see Stachowski 115), Man. suxe etc. (ТМС 2, 123), see Doerfer MT 40, Rozycki 189.
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Japanese etymology :

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Proto-Japanese: *súkí
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: plough
Russian meaning: плуг
Old Japanese: sukji; suk- 'to plough'
Middle Japanese: súkí; súk- 'to plough'
Tokyo: sùki
Kyoto: súkí
Kagoshima: súki
Comments: JLTT 532.
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