ᠨᡳᡵᡠ

Manchu

Etymology

From Proto-Tungusic *ńuru, compare Evenki нюр (ņur).

Pronunciation

Noun

ᠨᡳᡵᡠ • (niru)

  1. arrow
  2. (historical) basic unit of a Banner army

Derived terms

  • ᠨᡳᡵᡠ
    ᡝᠵᡝᠨ     (niru ejen)
  • ᠨᡳᡵᡠᡳ
    ᠵᠠᠩᡤᡳᠨ     (nirui janggin)

Descendants

  • → Mandarin: 牛彔 (niúlù)
  • → Mongolian: ᠰᠤᠮᠤ (sumu) (calque)
    • → Buryat: сомон (somon)
      • → Russian: сомон (somon)
    • → English: sum
    • → Mandarin: 蘇木 / 苏木 (sūmù)
    • → Tuvan: сумон (sumon)
      • → Russian: сумон (sumon)
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