ᡠᠯᠠ

Manchu

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [u.la]

Noun

ᡠᠯᠠ • (ula)

1. river

Synonyms

• (river): ᠪᡳᡵᠠ (bira)

Derived terms

• ᠰᠠᡥᠠᠯᡳᠶᠠᠨ
  ᡠᠯᠠ (sahaliyan ula, “Amur River; Heilong Jiang”)
• ᡨᡠᠮᡝᠨ
  ᡠᠯᠠ (tumen ula, “Tumen River”)
• ᡤᠣᠯᠮᡳᠨ
  ᡠᠯᠠ (golmin ula, “Yangtze River; Changjiang”)

Descendants

• → Chinese: 烏拉／乌拉

Proper noun

ᡠᠯᠠ • (ula)

1. (historical) a tribe of Haixi Jurchens people