Reconstruction:Proto-Tungusic/geŋg'e

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Proto-Tungusic

Noun

*geŋg'e

clear, bright, transparent

Descendants

Northern
- Even:
- Evenki:
- Oroqen:
- Negidal:
- Solon:
Central
- Oroch:
- Udihe:
South-Eastern:
- Nanai: нгэгден (ŋegʒen)
- Orok:
- Ulch:
South-Central:
- Jurchen:
- Manchu: ᡤᡝᠩᡤᡳᠶᡝᠨ (genggiyen)

References

古代日本語におけるツングース祖語の*(-)e- の反射型バーウェルス・ルーベン九州大学大学院
Cincius, Vera Ivonavna, 1975–1977, Сравнительный словарь тунгусо-маньчжурских языков: Материалы к этимологическому словарю.