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Tungus etymology :
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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *mōgdi
Meaning: instrument for obtaining fire
Russian meaning: огниво
Evenki: mōgdi
Even: mōdgị
Negidal: mōgdị
Nanai: moduli
Oroch: mōdi
Comments: ТМС 1, 541-542. tunget-prnum,tunget-meaning,tunget-rusmean,tunget-evk,tunget-evn,tunget-neg,tunget-nan,tunget-orc,tunget-reference,
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Altaic etymology :
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Proto-Altaic: *mūga
Meaning: bonfire
Russian meaning: костер
Comments: Somewhat dubious because of a possible alternative etymology of the Japanese word and because of tonal discrepancy between TM and Japanese.
altet-meaning,altet-rusmean,altet-mong,altet-tung,altet-jap,altet-reference,
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Mongolian etymology :
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Proto-Mongolian: *maj
Meaning: bonfire
Russian meaning: костер
Written Mongolian: mai (L 522) Khalkha: maj
monget-prnum,monget-meaning,monget-rusmean,monget-wmo,monget-hal,
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Japanese etymology :
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Proto-Japanese: *mákí ( ~ -ui)
Meaning: firewood
Russian meaning: дрова
Tokyo: màki
Kyoto: mákí
Kagoshima: máki
Comments: JLTT 470. The word is not attested in OJ and may be actually = ma-ki 'true wood' (see ibid.). japet-prnum,japet-meaning,japet-rusmean,japet-tok,japet-kyo,japet-kag,japet-comments,
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