ᠪᡝ

Manchu

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tungusic *büe, compare Evenki бу (bu), Nanai буэ (bue).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pə/

Pronoun

ᠪᡝ • (be) (first-person plural exclusive nominative)

  1. we

See also

Manchu personal pronouns
nominative genitive dative accusative ablative
singular first person ᠪᡳ (bi) ᠮᡳᠨᡳ (mini) ᠮᡳᠨᡩᡝ (minde) ᠮᡳᠮᠪᡝ (mimbe) ᠮᡳᠨᠴᡳ (minci)
second person ᠰᡳ (si) ᠰᡳᠨᡳ (sini) ᠰᡳᠨᡩᡝ (sinde) ᠰᡳᠮᠪᡝ (simbe) ᠰᡳᠨᠴᡳ (sinci)
third person (i) ᡳᠨᡳ (ini) ᡳᠨᡩᡝ (inde) ᡳᠮᠪᡝ (imbe) ᡳᠨᠴᡳ (inci)
plural first
person
exclusive ᠪᡝ (be) ᠮᡝᠨᡳ (meni) ᠮᡝᠨᡩᡝ (mende) ᠮᡝᠮᠪᡝ (membe) ᠮᡝᠨᠴᡳ (menci)
inclusive ᠮᡠᠰᡝ (muse) ᠮᡠᠰᡝᡳ (musei) ᠮᡠᠰᡝᡩᡝ (musede) ᠮᡠᠰᡝᠪᡝ (musebe) ᠮᡠᠰᡝᠴᡳ (museci)
second person ᠰᡠᠸᡝ (suwe) ᠰᡠᠸᡝᠨᡳ (suweni) ᠰᡠᠸᡝᠨᡩᡝ (suwende) ᠰᡠᠸᡝᠮᠪᡝ (suwembe) ᠰᡠᠸᡝᠨᠴᡳ (suwenci)
third person ᠴᡝ (ce) ᠴᡝᠨᡳ (ceni) ᠴᡝᠨᡩᡝ (cende) ᠴᡝᠮᠪᡝ (cembe) ᠴᡝᠨᠴᡳ (cenci)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Tungusic *-ba.[1] Compare with Jurchen harmonic variations of [script needed] (*bə), [script needed] (*bɑ), and [script needed] (*bo). Cognate with Udihe [script needed] (-wə), Oroch [script needed] (-wa); Nanai [script needed] (-wa), Ulch [script needed] (-wa), Orok [script needed] (-wa); Solon [script needed] (-wə), Evenki -вэ (-wə) / -ва (-wa) / -во (-wo), Negidal [script needed] (-wa), Even [script needed] (-w); etc.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pə/

Particle

 ᠪᡝ • (-be)

  1. Forming the accusative case of the definite state, as the object in phrase ‘drinking the water’ (rather than ‘drinking water’)
  2. Forming the prolative case

See also

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pə/

Particle

ᠪᡝ • (be)

  1. (literary) Used at the end of a sentence indicating affirmation, equivalent of Chinese ().

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pə/

Noun

ᠪᡝ • (be)

  1. birdseed
  2. bait

Etymology 5

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pə/

Noun

ᠪᡝ • (be)

  1. crossbar yoking shafts of a carriage (equivalent of Chinese  / 𫐐 ())

Etymology 6

Borrowed from Chinese ().

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pə/

Noun

ᠪᡝ • (be)

  1. Count (noble rank)

See also

  • ᡤᡠᠩ (gung, Duke), ᡥᠣ (ho, Marquis), ᠵᡳᠩᡴᡳᠨᡳ
    ᡥᠠᡶᠠᠨ
    (jingkini hafan, Viscount), ᠠᠰᡥᠠᠨ ᡳ
    ᡥᠠᡶᠠᠨ
    (ashan-i hafan, Baron)

Etymology 7

Borrowed from Chinese ().

Noun

ᠪᡝ • (be)

  1. (collective) Bai (people)
    ᠪᡝ ᡳ
    ᠨᡳᠶ᠋ᠠᠯᠮᠠ
    be-i niyalmaa Bai person (literally, “a person of the Bai”)
    ᠪᡝ ᡳ
    ᡥᡝᡥᡝ
    be-i hehea Bai woman (literally, “a woman of the Bai”)

References

  1. ^ 『言語学大辞典』(1989) 第2巻【世界言語編】中さーに 三省堂