巴彥
Bala
Etymology
Cognate with Manchu ᠪᠠᠶᠠᠨ (bayan).
Adjective
巴彥 (bayan)
References
- “The Only Known Text from Bala, an Extinct Tungusic Language”, in Studia Orientalia Electronica[1], volume 9, number 1, 2021, pages 173–191
Chinese
| phonetic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (巴彥) | 巴 | 彥 | |
| simp. (巴彦) | 巴 | 彦 | |
Etymology
From earlier 巴彥蘇蘇 / 巴彦苏苏, from Manchu ᠪᠠᠶᠠᠨ
ᠰᡠᠰᡠ (bayan susu, “prosperous ancestral land”).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Bāyàn
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄚ ㄧㄢˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Bayàn
- Wade–Giles: Pa1-yen4
- Yale: Bā-yàn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Bayann
- Palladius: Баянь (Bajanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pä⁵⁵ jɛn⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: baa1 jin6
- Yale: bā yihn
- Cantonese Pinyin: baa1 jin6
- Guangdong Romanization: ba1 yin6
- Sinological IPA (key): /paː⁵⁵ jiːn²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
巴彥