ᠪᡳᡨᡥᡝ

Manchu

Etymology

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 筆 (pˠiɪt̚, “writing brush”).

Pronunciation

(standard) IPA^(key): [pitʰ.χə]
(Peking) IPA^(key): [pi.tʰi.χə]^[1]

Noun

ᠪᡳᡨᡥᡝ • (bithe)

Derived terms

References

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

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

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