額爾德尼

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (額爾德尼)		額	爾	德	尼
simp. (额尔德尼)		额	尔	德	尼

Etymology

Borrowed from Manchu ᡝᡵᡩᡝᠨᡳ (erdeni), from Middle Mongol ᠡᠷᠳᠡᠨᠢ (erdeni, “precious, gem, jewel”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): É'ěrdéní

  (Zhuyin): ㄜˊ ㄦˇ ㄉㄜˊ ㄋㄧˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: É'ěrdéní
    • Zhuyin: ㄜˊ ㄦˇ ㄉㄜˊ ㄋㄧˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: É-ěrdéní
    • Wade–Giles: O²-êrh³-tê²-ni²
    • Yale: É-ěr-dé-ní
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Ereelderni
    • Palladius: Ээрдэни (Eerdɛni)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀɤ³⁵ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɤ³⁵ ni³⁵/

Proper noun

額爾德尼

1. The title granted to the 5th Panchen Lama by the Qing dynasty in 1713, which is inherited by successive Panchen Lamas since then.
2. A transliteration of the Mongolian male given name ᠡᠷᠳᠡᠨᠢ (erdeni)