гами
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Evenki
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Proto-Tungusic *ga-, compare Manchu ᡤᠠᡳᠮᠪᡳ (gaimbi).
Verb
[edit]гамӣ • (gamī)
- (transitive) to take
- (transitive) to receive
- (transitive) to buy
- (transitive) to remove
Etymology 2
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]гамӣ • (gamī)
- (intransitive) to use two poles to push oneself through water while sitting on the stern of a hunting canoe
References
[edit]- Vasilevič, G. M. (1958) “га-мӣ”, in Эвэнкийско-Русский словарь (in Russian), Moscow: GIS