ᠰᡝᠯᡝᠩᡤᡝ

Manchu

Etymology 1

From ᠰᡝᠯᡝ (sele, “iron”, noun) +‎ ᠊ᠩᡤᡝ (-ngge, denominal adjective-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

Adjective

ᠰᡝᠯᡝᠩᡤᡝ • (selengge)

  1. iron
Declension

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms
  • ᠰᡝᠯᡝᠩᡤᡝ
    ᠮᠣᠣ     (selengge moo, “cycad”, literally “iron tree”)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Mongolian ᠰᠡᠯᠡᠩᠭᠡ (Selengge).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

ᠰᡝᠯᡝᠩᡤᡝ • (Selengge)

  1. (~ ᠪᡳᡵᠠ) Selenga (a river in Mongolia and Russia that flows into Baikal Lake)
Declension

This proper noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants
  • → Chinese: 色楞額 / 色楞额, 色楞格 (Sèlénggé) (via Mandarin)
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