Reconstruction:Proto-Tungusic/ʒalum

This Proto-Tungusic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Tungusic

Adjective

*ʒalum

1. full

Descendants

• Northern:
  • Even: [script needed] (jalü-)
  • Evenki: дялум (ʒalum)
  • Solon: [script needed] (jalun)
• South-Eastern:
  • Nanai: [script needed] (jalo-)
  • Orok: [script needed] (jalüm-)
• South-Central:
  • Manchu: ᠵᠠᠯᡠ (jalu) (verb: ᠵᠠᠯᡠᠮᠪᡳ (jalumbi), radical: jalu-)

References

• J.A. Alonso de la Fuente, "Written Manchu uju 'head'", 2010.
• A. Vovin, "Voiceless Velars in Manchu", 1997.