ᠰᡳᠩᡤᡝᡵᡳ

Manchu

Etymology

From Proto-Tungusic *siŋere, ultimately from Proto-Uralic *šiŋere, compare Evenki сиңэрэкэн, Nanai сиӈэрэ (siŋere).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ɕiŋ.ŋə.ri]

Noun

ᠰᡳᠩᡤᡝᡵᡳ • (singgeri)

1. mouse; rat

Descendants

• → Korean: 송쿠 (songku)

Proper noun

ᠰᡳᠩᡤᡝᡵᡳ • (singgeri)

1. rat, the first of the twelve earthly branches

References

• Jerry Norman (2013) A Comprehensive Manchu-English Dictionary, Harvard University Press