ᡝᡵᡤᡝᠨ

Manchu

Etymology

From Proto-Tungusic *eri- (“to breathe”).

Pronunciation

Noun

ᡝᡵᡤᡝᠨ • (ergen)

  1. breath
    ᡝᡵᡤᡝᠨ
    ᡤᠠᡳᠮᠪᡳ     ― ergen gaimbi ― to breathe (literally, “to demand breath”)
  2. (Chinese philosophy) energy of primal chaos
  3. life
  4. (euphemistic) penis

Derived terms

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