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