ᠠᡵᠠᡥᠠ ᡝᠨᡳᠶᡝ

Manchu

Etymology

Compound of ᠠᡵᠠᡥᠠ (araha, past participle of ᠠᡵᠠᠮᠪᡳ (arambi, “to make”)) +‎ ᡝᠨᡳᠶᡝ (eniye, “mother”), literally “mother who is made (to be mother)”.

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [a.ra.χa.ə.ɲə]

Noun

ᠠᡵᠠᡥᠠ
ᡝᠨᡳᠶᡝ • (araha eniye)

1. adoptive mother

See also

• ᠠᡵᠠᡥᠠ
  ᠠᠮᠠ (araha ama, “adoptive father”)