ᠠᡵᡴᡳ
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Manchu[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Tungusic *arakïï (“alcohol”). Compare Evenki аракӣ (arakī), Negidal ajaxïï, Ulch арақи̇ (araqï), Orok арақи̇ (araqï), Nanai арақи̇ (araqï). Also akin to Mongolian архи (arxi). Ultimate origin is from Arabic عَرَقْ (ʕaraq, “alcohol”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ᠠᡵᡴᡳ • (arki)
Descendants[edit]
- → Nivkh: арак (arak)
See also[edit]
- ᠨᡠᡵᡝ (nure)
References[edit]
- Cincius, V. I. (1975) Сравнительный словарь тунгусо-маньчжурских языков [Comparative Dictionary of Tungus-Manchu Languages] (in Russian), volume I, Leningrad: Nauka, page 48