ᠰᡳᠩᡤᡝᡵᡳ

Manchu

Etymology

From Proto-Tungusic *siŋere, ultimately from Proto-Uralic *šiŋere, compare Evenki сиңэрэкэн, Nanai сиӈэрэ (siŋere).

Pronunciation

Noun

ᠰᡳᠩᡤᡝᡵᡳ • (singgeri)

  1. mouse; rat

Descendants

  • → Korean: 송쿠 (songku)

Proper noun

ᠰᡳᠩᡤᡝᡵᡳ • (singgeri)

  1. rat, the first of the twelve earthly branches

References

  • Jerry Norman (2013) A Comprehensive Manchu-English Dictionary, Harvard University Press, →ISBN
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