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]

Noun

ᠪᡳᡨᡥᡝ • (bithe)

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

Derived terms

• ᠪᡳᡨᡥᡝ
  ᠴᠠᡤᠠᠨ (bithe cagan)
• ᠪᡳᡨᡥᡝᠯᡝᠮᠪᡳ (bithelembi)
• ᠪᡳᡨᡥᡝᡳ
  ᠨᡳᠶᠠᠯᠮᠠ (bithei niyalma)