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Uralic etymology :

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Number: 445
Proto: *kOmV
> Nostratic: > Nostratic
English meaning: hollow
German meaning: Höhlung, hohl
Finnish: komi, komo 'hohl; Höhlung', komero 'Nische, Winkel' ?
Saam (Lapp): goabmâ -m- 'overhanging, arched edge' ?
Mari (Cheremis): pǝl-kom (KB) 'Himmel, Himmelsgewölbe', koman 'mit gewölbter Oberfläche' ?
Khanty (Ostyak): ri̮t-kŏm (Vj.) 'Raum unter einem umgestülpten Boot', χŏm (DN), χǫm (Kaz.) 'Höhlung (z. B. unter einem umgestülpten Boot od. Gefäß)' ?
Hungarian: homorú 'hohl, konkav, gewölbt' ?
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Nostratic etymology :

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Eurasiatic: *kUmV
Meaning: hollow
Altaic: *kúmi ( ~ -o-)
Uralic: *kOmV
References: ND 886 *ko/umV 'sth. hollow' (+ Arab.).
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Altaic etymology :

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Proto-Altaic: *kúmi ( ~ -o-)
Nostratic: Nostratic
Meaning: hollow, cavity, inner angle
Russian meaning: полый, впадина, внутренний угол
Mongolian: *kömüg
Tungus-Manchu: *kum-
Korean: *kùm-k
Japanese: *kúma
Comments: Lee 1958, 114, Martin 233.
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Mongolian etymology :

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Proto-Mongolian: *kömüg
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: edge, overhang (of a mountain), shelter
Russian meaning: край, навес
Written Mongolian: kömüg (L 487)
Buriat: xümeg 'canyon, ravine; hollow'
Kalmuck: kömǝg
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Tungus etymology :

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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *kum-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: 1 edge 2 hollow, cavity 3 precipice
Russian meaning: 1 край, бок 2 дупло, впадина 3 яр
Evenki: kumdika 1, kumŋa 2
Even: kumtutti 3
Literary Manchu: kumdu 2
Comments: ТМС 1, 430, 431, 450. Despite Rozycki 146, Man. kumdu cannot be explained as a loan < Mong. köŋdei (q. v. sub *kĕ̀ŋi).
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Korean etymology :

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Proto-Korean: *kùm-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: cavity, hole
Russian meaning: впадина, дыра
Modern Korean: kumǝŋ
Middle Korean: kùmk, kùmú (kùmúk-)
Comments: Nam 59, 63, KED 201.
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Japanese etymology :

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Proto-Japanese: *kúma
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: inner angle, cavity
Russian meaning: внутренний угол, впадина
Old Japanese: kuma
Middle Japanese: kúmá
Tokyo: kumá
Kyoto: kúma
Comments: JLTT 463. Kagoshima has irregular accent: kùmá (which would point to *kùmà) - but the other dialects, together with the RJ form kúmá / kúmà point uniformly to a high tone in the first syllable.
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