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Altaic etymology :

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Proto-Altaic: *kóšì
Meaning: lever
Russian meaning: рычаг
Turkic: *köse-
Mongolian: *kösi-
Tungus-Manchu: *kuši-pun ( ~ -č-)
Korean: *kosak
Japanese: *kúsàpì
Comments: The root (as a verb) meant basically 'to use a prop or lever', whence an instrumental noun *kóšì-p`V (TM *kuši-pu-n, PJ *kúsà-pì, possibly also Mong. kösi-ɣü-r).
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Turkic etymology :

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Proto-Turkic: *köse-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: 1 to stir with a poker 2 poker
Russian meaning: 1 помешивать кочергой 2 кочерга
Tatar: kisɛw (dial.) 2
Middle Turkic: köse- (AH) 1, küsegü (IM) 2
Uighur: kösɛj 2
Azerbaidzhan: kösöv 2
Turkmen: köse- 1, kesevi 2
Khakassian: közes 2
Oyrat: közǖš 2
Chuvash: küsek 'lever, stick'
Tuva: köze- 1
Kirghiz: kösö- 1, kösȫ 2
Kazakh: köse- 1, kösew 2
Noghai: köse- 1
Bashkir: keɵɛw, küδɛw, küɵɛk 2
Balkar: kösew 2
Karakalpak: köse- 1, kösew 2
Kumyk: kösew 2
Comments: ЭСТЯ 5, 119-121. The regular reflex would be expected as *göse-; the shape köse- is probably due to the influence of *kȫŕ 'glowing coals' (cf. in MK: köze- 'to stir with a poker').
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Mongolian etymology :

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Proto-Mongolian: *kösi-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: 1 to prop, move with a lever 2 lever
Russian meaning: 1 подпирать, двигать рычагом 2 рычаг
Written Mongolian: kösi- 1, kösiɣür 2 (L 492)
Khalkha: xöši- 1, xöšǖr 2
Buriat: xüše- 1, xüšǖrge 2
Kalmuck: köšǖrɣǝ 2 (КРС)
Ordos: göšö- 1, göšǖrge 2
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Tungus etymology :

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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *kuši-pun ( ~ -č-)
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: pole, lever
Russian meaning: жердь, вага
Ulcha: kuspu(n)
Nanai: kučipũ
Comments: ТМС 1, 439.
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Korean etymology :

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Proto-Korean: *kosak
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: a piece of wood reinforcing a dovetail joint
Russian meaning: деревянная распорка
Modern Korean: kosak
Comments: KED 144.
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Japanese etymology :

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Proto-Japanese: *kúsàpì
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: wedge, brace, clinch
Russian meaning: клин, скоба, шпонка
Middle Japanese: kúsàfì, kúsàbì
Tokyo: kùsabi
Kyoto: kúsábí
Kagoshima: kusabí
Comments: JLTT 465. The word has a rare accent structure HLL.
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