гами

Evenki

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡamiː/
  • Hyphenation: га‧ми

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tungusic *ga-, compare Manchu ᡤᠠᡳᠮᠪᡳ (gaimbi).

Verb

гамӣ • (gamī)

  1. (transitive) to take
  2. (transitive) to receive
  3. (transitive) to buy
  4. (transitive) to remove

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡamiː/
  • Hyphenation: гами

Verb

гамӣ • (gamī)

  1. (intransitive) to use two poles to push oneself through water while sitting on the stern of a hunting canoe

References

  • Vasilevič, G. M. (1958) “га-мӣ”, in Эвэнкийско-Русский словарь [Evenki-Russian dictionary] (in Russian), Moscow: GIS
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