ᡳᡥᠠᠨ

Manchu

Etymology

From Proto-Tungusic *ïkan (“bull”). Cognate with Nanai ихан (ihan), Negidal ихан (ïxan), Oroch иха (ixa).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [i.χan]

Noun

ᡳᡥᠠᠨ • (ihan)

1. bovine, e.g. cow, bull, ox, buffalo, bison, yak

   ᡳᡥᠠᠨ
   ᠠᡩᡠᠨ ― ihan adun ― herd of cattle

2. (astrology) second earthly branch: ox in the Chinese zodiac, 12th solar month

   ᡳᡥᠠᠨ
   ᡝᡵᡳᠨ ― ihan erin ― 1:00 a.m. to 3:00 a.m

Derived terms

• ᠮᡠᡴᡝ
  ᡳᡥᠠᠨ (muke ihan)
• ᡳᡥᠠᠩᡤᠠ (ihangga)

 

Proper noun

ᡳᡥᠠᠨ • (ihan)

1. ox; cow, the second of the twelve earthly branches

References

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