хурмэ

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Nanai

Etymology

From Proto-Tungusic *xülme, compare Evenki инмэ (inmə), Manchu ᡠᠯᠮᡝ (ulme), Nanai хурмэ (hurme).

Noun

хурмэ (khurme)

  1. needle

References

  • Seongyeon Ko, Tongue Root Harmony and Vowel Contrast in North-East Asian Languages.
  • J.A. de la Fuente, Venjukov’s 1862/1868 Nanai Materials, 2011.
  • J.A. Alonso de la Fuente. Written Manchu Talman “Fog, Mist” and the Tungusic Liquids, 2012.