ᠪᡳᠶᠣᡵᠠᠨ
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Manchu[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Possibly an inherited Jurchen borrowing of an Old Korean word.[1] Compare Korean 벼랑 (byeorang, “cliff, precipice”).
However, the pre-15 c. form of the Korean word is reconstructed with a final velar stop, with the final vowel and nasal (found c. the 19th century) likely being from a suffix that was added later. As such, the phonetic correspondence of the supposed loanage is dubious.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ᠪᡳᠶᠣᡵᠠᠨ • (biyoran)
References[edit]
- ^ Vovin, Alexander (2006) “Why Manchu and Jurchen Look So Un-Tungusic”, in Alessandra Pozzi, Juha Janhunen and Michael Weiers, editors, Tumen jalafun secen aku. Manchu Studies in Honour of Giovanni Stary, Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, pages 255-266.