ᠰᡝᠯᡝᠩᡤᡝ

Manchu

Etymology 1

From ᠰᡝᠯᡝ (sele, “iron”, noun) +‎ ᠊ᠩᡤᡝ (-ngge, denominal adjective-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sə.ləŋ.kə], [sə.ləŋ.ŋə]

Adjective

ᠰᡝᠯᡝᠩᡤᡝ • (selengge)

1. iron

Declension

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• ᠰᡝᠯᡝᠩᡤᡝ
  ᠮᠣᠣ (selengge moo, “cycad”, literally “iron tree”)

 

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Mongolian ᠰᠡᠯᠡᠩᠭᠡ (Seleŋge).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sə.ləŋ.kə], [sə.ləŋ.ŋə]

Proper noun

ᠰᡝᠯᡝᠩᡤᡝ • (Selengge)

1. (~ ᠪᡳᡵᠠ) Selenga (a river in China, Mongolia and Russia)

Declension

This proper noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• → Chinese: 色楞額／色楞额, 色楞格 (Sèlénggé) (via Mandarin)