Jurchen
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Etymology
From a reconstruction of Jurchen *jörcen,[1] attested via Middle Chinese 竹里真 (ʈɨuk̚ lɨX t͡ɕiɪn) and Khitan 𘲮𘯤𘰭 (*ju rả n),[2] developed under the influence of Manchu ᠵᡠᡵᠴᡳᡨ (jurcit)[1] and Classical Mongolian ᠵᠦᠷᠴᠢᠳ (ǰürčid).[3] Vajda argues for a derivation from a Proto-Tungusic word meaning "reindeer people", cognate with the Orochs of Russia's Khabarovsk Province and the Oroks of Sakhalin.[4]
Noun
Jurchen (plural Jurchens or Jurchen)
- A member of a medieval and early modern Tungusic people, progenitors of the Manchus.
- Synonyms: Nurchen, Nuzhen, Nuchen, Nuzhi, Nuchih, (inexact) Jin, (obsolete) Eastern Tartars, (obsolete) Golden Tartars
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Tungusic people
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Proper noun
Jurchen
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Janhunen, Juha. "From Choson to Jucher: On the Possibilities of Ethnonymic Continuity in Greater Manchuria", Studia Etymologica Cracoviensia, Vol. 9, Krakow: Jagiellonian University Press, 2004, pp. 67 ff.
- ^ Aisin Gioro Ulhicun & al. "Manchuria from the Fall of the Yuan to the Rise of the Manchu State (1368–1636)", Ritsumeikan Bungaku, No. 601, 2007, p. 12.
- ^ Hoong Teik Toh, Materials for a Geneaology of the Niohuru Clan with Introductory Remarks on Manchu Onomastics, Aetas Manjurica, No. 10, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, 2005, 28.
- ^ Vajda, Edward. "Manchu (Jurchen)" for East Asian Studies 210: Introduction to Nomadic Cultures, Western Washington University, 2000.