Nivkh

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Etymology

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From a Mongolic language, compare Mongolian тамхи (tamxi).

Noun

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тамх (tamx)

  1. tobacco

References

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  • Č. M. Taksami (1983) Словарь нивхско-русский и русско-нивхский [Nivkh-Russian and Russian-Nivkh Dictionary] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Saint Petersburg: «Просвещение» Ленинградское отделение, published 1996, →ISBN, page 342.