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Uralic etymology :

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Number: 260
Proto: *käjV
> Nostratic: > Nostratic
English meaning: (young) bird
German meaning: (junger) Vogel
Udmurt (Votyak): kị̑j-kaj (G) 'wildes Tier', lat́in-kaj (Uf.) 'Falkenhabicht' ?
Komi (Zyrian): kaj (S P PO) 'kleiner Vogel'
Khanty (Ostyak): kŭj (Kaz.) 'Junges (der Ente, Henne, Gans, Schwan) ?
Mansi (Vogul): koj (So.) 'Vöglein'
Addenda: Mot. kai 'Gans'; Karag. Ghai; Taig. Kai.
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Nostratic etymology :

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Eurasiatic: *kVjV
Meaning: a k. of bird
Altaic: *kúja
Uralic: *käjV
Comments: Cf. also: Ur. *kaja 'Möwe'; Alt. *kaji 'animal, (bird)'
References: ND 970 *kä[ʔ]yU 'small bird' (TM + Ural + Chad., Eg.?).
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Altaic etymology :

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Proto-Altaic: *kúja
Nostratic: Nostratic
Meaning: a k. of aquatic bird
Russian meaning: вид водной птицы
Mongolian: *kajil-
Tungus-Manchu: *kuju-
Korean: *kǝ̀jú, kǝ̀ijú
Comments: Turk. *Kɨjgɨ- 'a k. of bird' (VEWT 261) may be possibly related, but merged with *Kɨj- 'to cry' (ibid.).
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Mongolian etymology :

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Proto-Mongolian: *kajil-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: 1 sea gull 2 lark
Russian meaning: 1 морская чайка 2 жаворонок
Written Mongolian: qajilaɣan 1 (МХТТТ)
Middle Mongolian: qajiruqana (SH) 'Weissfedervogel (e. Drosselart)'.
Khalkha: xajlgana 1
Buriat: xajlgana 1, xajrgana 1,2
Comments: Cf. also WMong. qui (L 982) 'a k. of duck with variegated spots; a grey bird with a long tail resembling a magpie'.
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Tungus etymology :

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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *kuju-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: 1 goose 2 young of birds 3 duck
Russian meaning: 1 гусь 2 птенец 3 утка
Evenki: kujukī 1
Even: kujuken 2
Negidal: kujuxēn 3
Literary Manchu: χojχo 2
Jurchen: xojxolo 'горлица' (184)
Orok: kujumu 'турпан'
Oroch: kuja 'баклан'
Solon: xujūxē̃ 2
Comments: ТМС 1, 424, 425.
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Korean etymology :

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Proto-Korean: *kǝ̀jú, kǝ̀ijú
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: domestic goose
Russian meaning: домашний гусь
Modern Korean: kǝwi
Middle Korean: kǝ̀jú, kǝ̀ijú
Comments: Nam 35, KED 87.
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