ᠪᡳᡨᡥᡝ

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Manchu

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Etymology

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The lack of palatalization from ti- to či indicates that it was likely borrowed from Khitan 𘭃𘱚 (*? g) than Mongolic proper which was in turn borrowed from Old Turkic 𐰋𐰃𐱅𐰏 (bitig). Ultimately from Middle Chinese (pˠiɪt̚, writing brush).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ᠪᡳᡨᡥᡝ (bithe)

  1. writing system; text
  2. writings
  3. book
  4. letter
  5. document

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Aisin Gioro Yingsheng (2004) 满语杂识 (in Chinese), Beijing: 学苑出版社, page 282