ᠴᡠᡴᡡᠯᡠ

Manchu

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰu.qʰʊ.lu]

Noun

ᠴᡠᡴᡡᠯᡠ • (cukūlu)

1. (pathology) myopia; nearsightedness; shortsightedness
   • (Can we date this quote?), 滿文老檔:

     ᡳᠨᡳ
     ᠶᠠᠰᠠ
     ᠴᡠᡴᡡᠯᡠ
     ᠪᡳᠴᡳᠪᡝ᠈
     ᡝᠮᡠ
     ᡤᠠᠪᡨᠠᠨ
     ᠪᠠ ᡳ
     ᠵᠠᡴᠠ
     ᠪᡝ
     ᡴᡝᠮᡠᠨᡳ
     ᠰᠠᠪᡠᠮᠪᡳ᠉

     ini yasa cukūlu bicibe, emu gabtan ba-i jaka be kemuni sabumbi.

     Although his eyes suffer from myopia, he can still see things one jian away.