Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *peŋ-
Meaning: 1 hole in ice or snow 2 to laugh, chuckle
Russian meaning: 1 полынья, проталина 2 смеяться, хохотать
Evenki: heŋke 1, heŋne- 2
Even: heŋke 1
Comments: ТМС 2, 367. On the possibility of uniting the meanings 'hole' and 'laugh' see below. tunget-prnum,tunget-meaning,tunget-rusmean,tunget-evk,tunget-evn,tunget-reference,