ᠮᠠᠨᠵᡠ

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Manchu

Etymology

Unknown.

According to official histories from the Qing dynasty, Nurhaci, a military leader of the Jurchens of Northeast China and founder of what became the Qing dynasty, named his tribe after Sanskrit मञ्जुश्री (mañjuśrī, “Manjushri”) as the Manchus.[1] The name is from मञ्जु (mañju, “gentle”) + श्री (śrī, “glory”). Also compare Chinese 文殊 (Wénshū, “Manjushri”).

Some other theories exist; see 满族 on the Chinese Wikipedia.Wikipedia zh

Pronunciation

Noun

ᠮᠠᠨᠵᡠ • (manju) (plural ᠮᠠᠨᠵᡠᠰᠠ)

  1. (collective) Manchu, Manchus (people)
  2. Manchu (person)

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References

  1. ^ Agui (1988) 满洲源流考 (the Origin of Manchus)‎, Liaoning Nationality Publishing House, →ISBN
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