ᡳᠰᡳᡨᠠᠯᠠ

Manchu

Etymology

Compare Classical Mongolian ᠬᠦᠷᠲᠡᠯ᠎ᠡ (kürtel-e).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [i.ɕi.tʰa.la]

Verb

ᡳᠰᡳᡨᠠᠯᠠ • (isitala)

1. terminative converb of ᡳᠰᡳᠮᠪᡳ (isimbi, “to reach”)

Particle

ᡳᠰᡳᡨᠠᠯᠠ • (isitala)

1. (used after the dative/locative case) to; until
   • 1723, Tulišen, 異域錄 [Narrative of the Chinese Embassy to the Khan of the Tourgouth Tartars]:

     ᡠᠪᠠᠴᡳ
     ᠠᠮᠠᠰᡳ
     ᠣᡵᠣᠰ
     ᠵᡝᠴᡝᠨ
     ᡩᡝ
     ᡳᠰᡳᡨᠠᠯᠠ
     ᠶᠣᠣᠨᡳ
     ᠠᠯᡳᠨ᠉

     ubaci amasi oros jecen de isitala yooni alin.

     After (setting off) from here to the Russian border, there were just mountains.