扎兰

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Kyakala

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Etymology

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From Proto-Tungusic *jalan. Cognate with Manchu ᠵᠠᠯᠠᠨ (jalan, era; generation).

Noun

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扎兰 (zhalan)

  1. generation

References

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  • Andreas Hölzl (2019) “A wedding ceremony of the Kyakala in China: Language and ritual”, in International Journal of Diachronic Linguistics and Linguistic Reconstruction[1], volume 16, page 114