"əm-" meaning in Proto-Samoyedic

See əm- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Pronoun

Etymology: Uncertain. Perhaps related in some way to synonymous *më. Etymology templates: {{unc|syd-pro}} Uncertain Head templates: {{head|syd-pro|pronoun}} *əm-
  1. what Tags: reconstruction
    Sense id: en-əm--syd-pro-pron-dJqywNBs Categories (other): Proto-Samoyedic pronouns
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Etymology: Uncertain. Has been compared with Proto-Uralic *ime- (“to suck”), but the Nganasan and Nenets data point to a back vocalic *ǝ̑ instead of the expected front vocalic *ə̈. Etymology templates: {{unc|syd-pro}} Uncertain Head templates: {{head|syd-pro|verb}} *əm-
  1. to eat Tags: reconstruction Derived forms: əmor- (english: to eat (a meal)), əmså [food, lifestyle]
    Sense id: en-əm--syd-pro-verb-Unr3wQmn Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Proto-Samoyedic entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 100 Disambiguation of Proto-Samoyedic entries with incorrect language header: 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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      "text": "Enets:"
    },
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      "text": "Nenets:"
    },
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      "text": "Forest Enets: одь (od', ɔd')"
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      "text": "Tundra Enets: оде (odje, ɔdje)"
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      "text": "Nenets:"
    },
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      "depth": 2,
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      "text": "Forest Nenets: ӈамш (ŋamš)"
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      "depth": 2,
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          "args": {
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          "name": "desc"
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      ],
      "text": "Tundra Nenets: ӈӑмзь (ŋămzʹ°)"
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      "depth": 1,
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      "text": "Proto-Selkup: *am-"
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      "text": "Northern Selkup: амӄо (amqo)"
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          "expansion": "Southern Selkup:",
          "name": "desc"
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      ],
      "text": "Southern Selkup:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Narym: амгу́ (amgú)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Upper Ob: амгу (amgu)"
    },
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            "1": "xas",
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        }
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Koibal: ам- (am-)"
    }
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          "word": "əmor-"
        },
        {
          "topics": [
            "food",
            "lifestyle"
          ],
          "word": "əmså"
        }
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        "to eat"
      ],
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      "text": "Enets:"
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      "text": "Nenets:"
    },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Forest Nenets: ӈамы (ŋami)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "yrk",
            "2": "ӈамгэ"
          },
          "expansion": "Tundra Nenets: ӈамгэ (ŋamge)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Tundra Nenets: ӈамгэ (ŋamge)"
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      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
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          "args": {
            "1": "xas",
            "2": "әмби",
            "unc": "1"
          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": ">? Kamassian: әмби (əmbi)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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          "args": {
            "1": "mtm",
            "2": "*ам-",
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          "name": "desc"
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      ],
      "text": "⇒ Mator: *ам- (*am-) (in амган (amgan, “why”), амочи (amoči, “whatever”))"
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  "word": "əm-"
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  "derived": [
    {
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      "word": "əmor-"
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    {
      "topics": [
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    }
  ],
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        }
      ],
      "text": "Nganasan: ӈәмса (ŋəmsa)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Enets:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
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            "tr": "od', ɔd'"
          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Forest Enets: одь (od', ɔd')"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
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            "tr": "odje, ɔdje"
          },
          "expansion": "Tundra Enets: оде (odje, ɔdje)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Tundra Enets: оде (odje, ɔdje)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Nenets:"
    },
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      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
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            "2": "ӈамш"
          },
          "expansion": "Forest Nenets: ӈамш (ŋamš)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Forest Nenets: ӈамш (ŋamš)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "yrk",
            "2": "ӈӑмзь"
          },
          "expansion": "Tundra Nenets: ӈӑмзь (ŋămzʹ°)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Tundra Nenets: ӈӑмзь (ŋămzʹ°)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sel-pro",
            "2": "*am-"
          },
          "expansion": "Proto-Selkup: *am-",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-Selkup: *am-"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sel-nor",
            "2": "амӄо"
          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Northern Selkup: амӄо (amqo)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
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            "2": "-"
          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Southern Selkup:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Narym: амгу́ (amgú)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Upper Ob: амгу (amgu)"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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            "1": "xas",
            "2": "амзьәт"
          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Kamassian: амзьәт (amźət)"
    },
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      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
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            "2": "ам-",
            "tr": "am-"
          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Koibal: ам- (am-)"
    }
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  "lang": "Proto-Samoyedic",
  "lang_code": "syd-pro",
  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Proto-Samoyedic/əm-",
  "pos": "verb",
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      "glosses": [
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  "word": "əm-"
}

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