ᠠᡳᠰᡳᠨ

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Manchu[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Possibly the continuation of a dialectal form whose original pronunciation could have been *[añcün]. Cognate with Jurchen ancu (“gold”), whence Manchu ᠠᠨᠴᡠᠨ (ancun, “earring”). Compare Proto-Turkic *altun (“gold”), Mongolian ᠠᠯᠲᠠᠨ (altan, “gold”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ᠠᡳᠰᡳᠨ • (aisin)

  1. gold (metal)

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • → Nanai: айсин (ajsin)

References[edit]

  • J.A. Alonso de la Fuente (2013) “Written Manchu akjan 'thunder'”, in Acta Orientalia Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae‎[1], volume 66, number 1, pages 59-68
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