ᠨᠣᠮᡥᠣᠨ

Manchu

Etymology

From Classical Mongolian ᠨᠣᠮᠤᠬᠠᠨ (nomuqan, “tame; mild”), whence Mongolian номхон (nomxon).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [nɔm.χɔn]

Adjective

ᠨᠣᠮᡥᠣᠨ • (nomhon)

1. quiet
2. well-behaved and cautious; honest and simple
   • 1765, 金振夏 (Kim Chin-ha) et al., 清語老乞大 (Cheong-eo Nogeoldae) [Manchu Nogeoldae]:

     ᡝᡵᡝᡳ
     ᡩᠣᡵᡤᡳ
     ᡩᡝ
     ᠨᡳᡴᠠᠨ ᡳ
     ᠵᡠᠰᡝᡳ
     ᡨᠠᠴᡳᠨ
     ᡠᠮᡝᠰᡳ
     ᡝᡥᡝ᠈
     ᡴᡝᠮᡠᠨᡳ
     ᠴᠣᠣᡥᡳᠶᠠᠨ ᡳ
     ᠵᡠᠰᡝ
     ᠮᠠᠵᡳᡤᡝ
     ᠨᠣᠮᡥᠣᠨ
     ᡤᡝᠰᡝ᠉

     erei dorgi de nikan-i jusei tacin umesi ehe, kemuni coohiyan-i juse majige nomhon gese.

     The habits of the Chinese dudes here are very bad; and the Korean dudes seem to be a little more well-behaved.

3. docile; tame