ᠸᡝᡥᡝ
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Manchu
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Jurchen wehe, from Proto-Tungusic *ure (“mountain”). Cognate with Evenki урэ (urə).
Alternatively, it may be derived from a Chukotko-Kamchatkan language, cf. Chukchi выквын (wəkwən, “stone”), from Proto-Chukotko-Kamchatkan *ɣəv(ɣəv) (“stone”).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ᠸᡝᡥᡝ • (wehe)
References
[edit]- ^ Vovin, Alexander (2006) “Why Manchu and Jurchen Look So Un-Tungusic”, in Alessandra Pozzi, Juha Janhunen and Michael Weiers, editors, Tumen jalafun secen aku. Manchu Studies in Honour of Giovanni Stary, Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, pages 255-266.