инмэ

Even

Etymology

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

Noun

инмэ (inmə)

1. needle

Evenki

Alternative forms

• илмэ (ilmə) — Tugur-Chumikan, Ayan-Mai
• иммэ (immə) — Stony-Tunguska, Nepa, Yerbogachen

Noun

инмэ • (inmə)

1. needle

Northern Yukaghir

Etymology

From Proto-Yukaghir *inme

Noun

инмэ (inme)

1. wolverine

References

• Nikolaeva, Irina (2006) A Historical Dictionary of Yukaghir (Trends in Linguistics Documentation; 25), Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 176
• Kurilov, Гаврил (2001) Юкагирско-русский словарь, Novosibirsk: Nauka