Evenki

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Etymology

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Cognate with Manchu ᠵᡝᠮᠪᡳ (jembi).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒəβmiː/
  • Hyphenation: дев‧ми

Verb

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девмӣ (ʒewmī)

  1. (transitive) to eat

References

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