ᠵᠠᠯᠠᠨ

Manchu

Etymology

From Proto-Tungusic *ʒalan, compare Nanai дялан (ʒalan).

Pronunciation

Noun

ᠵᠠᠯᠠᠨ • (jalan)

  1. era; age; times
  2. generation
  3. military unit consisting of 15 companies (4,500 men)

Derived terms

  • ᠵᠠᠯᠠ
    ᠵᠠᠩᡤᡳᠨ     (jala janggin)

Descendants

  • → Chinese: 甲喇

References

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