ᡝᡵᡩᡝᠨᡳ

Manchu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Mongolian ᠡᠷᠳᠡᠨᠢ (erdeni, precious, gem, jewel).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

ᡝᡵᡩᡝᠨᡳ • (erdeni)

  1. a male given name
  2. The title granted to the 5th Panchen Lama by the Qing dynasty in 1713, which is inherited by successive Panchen Lamas since then.