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Manchu
Definitions
- 1 Manchurian, referring to the Manchu(rian) people. not-comparable
- 2 Manchurian, referring to the Manchu language. not-comparable
- 1 The indigenous language of the Manchu people, spoken in Manchuria.
- 2 The Qing Dynasty (Manchu Dynasty). obsolete
- 3 A surname.
- 1 A person belonging to or descended from the indigenous people of Manchuria.
- 2 the Tungusic language spoken by the Manchu wordnet
- 3 A person belonging to the Qing Dynasty (Manchu Dynasty) of China. obsolete
- 4 the last imperial dynasty of China (from 1644 to 1912) which was overthrown by revolutionaries; during the Qing dynasty China was ruled by the Manchu wordnet
- 5 a member of the Manchu speaking people of Manchuria; related to the Tungus; conquered China in the 17th century wordnet
Etymology
Borrowed from Manchu ᠮᠠᠨᠵᡠ (manju), most likely from a native Proto-Tungusic word used to mean "a large river, Amur River" which is reconstructed as *Maŋgu by Benzing and *Mamgo by Hölzl. Alternatively might be from Sanskrit मञ्जुश्री (mañjuśrī, “Manjushri”).
Borrowed from Manchu ᠮᠠᠨᠵᡠ (manju), most likely from a native Proto-Tungusic word used to mean "a large river, Amur River" which is reconstructed as *Maŋgu by Benzing and *Mamgo by Hölzl. Alternatively might be from Sanskrit मञ्जुश्री (mañjuśrī, “Manjushri”).
Borrowed from Manchu ᠮᠠᠨᠵᡠ (manju), most likely from a native Proto-Tungusic word used to mean "a large river, Amur River" which is reconstructed as *Maŋgu by Benzing and *Mamgo by Hölzl. Alternatively might be from Sanskrit मञ्जुश्री (mañjuśrī, “Manjushri”).
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