土爾扈特

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (土爾扈特)		土	爾	扈	特
simp. (土尔扈特)		土	尔	扈	特

Etymology

Borrowed from Manchu ᡨᡠᡵᡥᡡᡨ (turhūt), from Written Oirat ᡐᡆᠷᡎᡇᡇᡑ (torɣuud). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Irregular -u-?”)

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Tǔ'ěrhùtè

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄨˇ ㄦˇ ㄏㄨˋ ㄊㄜˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Tǔ'ěrhùtè [Phonetic: túěrhùtè]
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄨˇ ㄦˇ ㄏㄨˋ ㄊㄜˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Tǔ-ěrhùtè
    • Wade–Giles: Tʻu³-êrh³-hu⁴-tʻê⁴
    • Yale: Tǔ-ěr-hù-tè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Tuueelhuhteh
    • Palladius: Туэрхутэ (Tuerxutɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʰɤ⁵¹/

Proper noun

土爾扈特

1. Torghut (one of the four major subgroups of the Four Oirats)