ᠠᡳᠰᡳᠨ
Manchu
Etymology
Possibly the continuation of a dialectal form whose original pronunciation could have been *[añcün]. Cognate with Jurchen antʃu-un (“gold”), whence Manchu ᠠᠨᠴᡠᠨ (ancun, “earring”). Compare Proto-Turkic *altun (“gold”), Mongolian ᠠᠯᠲᠠᠨ (altan, “gold”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ᠠᡳᠰᡳᠨ • (aisin)
- gold (metal)
Derived terms
- ᠠᡳᠰᡳᠨ
ᡠᠰᡳᡥᠠ (aisin usiha) - ᠠᡳᠰᡳᠨ
ᡤᡠᡵᡠᠨ (aisin gurun) - ᠠᡳᠰᡳᠨ
ᡤᡳᠣᡵᠣ (aisin gioro)
Descendants
- → Nanai: айсин (ajsin)
References
- Jerry Norman (2013) A Comprehensive Manchu-English Dictionary, Harvard University Press, →ISBN
- 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