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Manchu
Etymology
From Proto-Tungusic *ïkan (“bull”). Cognate with Nanai ихан (ihan), Negidal ихан (ïxan), Oroch иха (ixa).
Pronunciation
Noun
ᡳᡥᠠᠨ • (ihan)
- bovine, e.g. cow, bull, ox, buffalo, bison, yak
- ᡳᡥᠠᠨ
ᠠᡩᡠᠨ ― ihan adun ― herd of cattle
- (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
Proper noun
ᡳᡥᠠᠨ • (ihan)
- ox; cow, the second of the twelve earthly branches
References
- Jerry Norman (2013) A Comprehensive Manchu-English Dictionary, Harvard University Press