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ᠠᡳᠰᡳᠨ

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Manchu

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Etymology

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Possibly the continuation of a dialectal form whose original pronunciation could have been *[añcün]. Cognate with Jurchen antʃu-un (gold), whence Manchu ᠠᠨᠴᡠᠨ (ancun, earring). Compare Proto-Turkic *altun (gold), Mongolian ᠠᠯᠲᠠᠨ (altan, gold).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ᠠᡳᠰᡳᠨ (aisin)

  1. gold (metal)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Nanai: айсин (ajsin)

References

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  • Jerry Norman (2013) A Comprehensive Manchu-English Dictionary, Harvard University Press
  • J.A. Alonso de la Fuente (2013) “Written Manchu akjan 'thunder'”, in Acta Orientalia Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae[1], volume 66, number 1, pages 59-68