ᠪᡳᠶᠣᡵᠠᠨ

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Manchu

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Etymology

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Possibly an inherited Jurchen borrowing of an Old Korean word.[1] Compare Korean 벼랑 (byeorang, cliff, precipice).

However, the pre-15 c. form of the Korean word is reconstructed with a final velar stop, with the final vowel and nasal (found c. the 19th century) likely being from a suffix that was added later. As such, the phonetic correspondence of the supposed loanage is dubious.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ᠪᡳᠶᠣᡵᠠᠨ (biyoran)

  1. cliff, ridge, or hill with red soil

References

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  1. ^ Vovin, Alexander (2006) “Why Manchu and Jurchen Look So Un-Tungusic”, in Alessandra Pozzi, Juha Janhunen and Michael Weiers, editors, Tumen jalafun secen aku. Manchu Studies in Honour of Giovanni Stary, Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, pages 255-266.