ᠪᡳᠶᠠ

Manchu

Etymology

From Proto-Tungusic *biaga.[1] Cognate with Evenki бега (bega), Nanai биа (bia), Oroqen bɛ꞉.

Pronunciation

Noun

ᠪᡳᠶᠠ • (biya)

  1. moon
  2. month

Derived terms

  • ᠠᠨᡳᠶᠠ
    ᠪᡳᠶᠠ     (aniya biya)
  • ᠣᠮᡧᠣᠨ
    ᠪᡳᠶᠠ     (omšon biya)
  • ᠪᡳᠶᠠ
    ᠵᡝᠮᠪᡳ     (biya jembi)
  • ᠪᡳᠶᠠ
    ᡥᠠᠯᠠᠨ     (biya halan)
  • ᠪᡳᠶᠠᠩᡤᠠ (biyangga)
  • ᠪᡳᠶᠠᡥᡡᠨ (biyahūn)
  • ᠵᠣᡵᡤᠣᠨ
    ᠪᡳᠶᠠ     (jorgon biya)

References

  1. ^ Vovin, Alexander (2013). Why Koreanic is not Demonstrably Related to Tungusic (conference presentation). Seongnam, Korea.
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