ᠮᡠᡴᡝ

Manchu

Etymology

From Jurchen 木克 (mu-ke /muke/), from Proto-Tungusic *mū. Cognate with Evenki мӯ (mū), Even мӯ (mū), Oroqen mu꞉, Negidal мӯ, Oroch мӯ, Orok мӯ.

Pronunciation

(standard pronunciation) IPA^(key): [mu.kʰə]
(Alcuka dialect) IPA^(key): [mu.xo]
(Sibe vernacular) IPA^(key): [mu.kʰu]
(Peking dialect) IPA^(key): [mu.kʰə]
(Ningguta dialect) IPA^(key): [mu.kʰə]

Noun

ᠮᡠᡴᡝ (muke)

water

References

Liliya M. Gorelova, Manchu Grammar (2002, part 8), page 114

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