ᠪᡝ

Manchu

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tungusic *büe, compare Evenki бу (bu), Nanai буэ (bue).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pə/

Pronoun

ᠪᡝ • (be) (first-person plural exclusive nominative)

1. we

See also

Manchu personal pronouns

			nominative	genitive	dative	accusative	ablative
singular	first person		ᠪᡳ (bi)	ᠮᡳᠨᡳ (mini)	ᠮᡳᠨᡩᡝ (minde)	ᠮᡳᠮᠪᡝ (mimbe)	ᠮᡳᠨᠴᡳ (minci)
	second person		ᠰᡳ (si)	ᠰᡳᠨᡳ (sini)	ᠰᡳᠨᡩᡝ (sinde)	ᠰᡳᠮᠪᡝ (simbe)	ᠰᡳᠨᠴᡳ (sinci)
	third person		ᡳ (i)	ᡳᠨᡳ (ini)	ᡳᠨᡩᡝ (inde)	ᡳᠮᠪᡝ (imbe)	ᡳᠨᠴᡳ (inci)
plural	first person	exclusive	ᠪᡝ (be)	ᠮᡝᠨᡳ (meni)	ᠮᡝᠨᡩᡝ (mende)	ᠮᡝᠮᠪᡝ (membe)	ᠮᡝᠨᠴᡳ (menci)
		inclusive	ᠮᡠᠰᡝ (muse)	ᠮᡠᠰᡝᡳ (musei)	ᠮᡠᠰᡝᡩᡝ (musede)	ᠮᡠᠰᡝᠪᡝ (musebe)	ᠮᡠᠰᡝᠴᡳ (museci)
	second person		ᠰᡠᠸᡝ (suwe)	ᠰᡠᠸᡝᠨᡳ (suweni)	ᠰᡠᠸᡝᠨᡩᡝ (suwende)	ᠰᡠᠸᡝᠮᠪᡝ (suwembe)	ᠰᡠᠸᡝᠨᠴᡳ (suwenci)
	third person		ᠴᡝ (ce)	ᠴᡝᠨᡳ (ceni)	ᠴᡝᠨᡩᡝ (cende)	ᠴᡝᠮᠪᡝ (cembe)	ᠴᡝᠨᠴᡳ (cenci)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Tungusic *-ba. Compare with Jurchen harmonic variations of [script needed] (*bə), [script needed] (*bɑ), and [script needed] (*bo). Cognate with Udihe [script needed] (-wə), Oroch [script needed] (-wa); Nanai [script needed] (-wa), Ulch [script needed] (-wa), Orok [script needed] (-wa); Solon [script needed] (-wə), Evenki -вэ (-wə) / -ва (-wa) / -во (-wo), Negidal [script needed] (-wa), Even [script needed] (-w); etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pə/

Particle

 ᠪᡝ • (-be)

1. Forming the accusative case of the definite state, as the object in phrase ‘drinking the water’ (rather than ‘drinking water’)
2. Forming the prolative case

See also

• ᡳ (-i), ᡩ᠋ᡝ᠋ (-de), ᠴᡳ (-ci), ᡩ᠋ᡝ᠋ᡵᡳ (-deri)

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pə/

Particle

ᠪᡝ • (be)

1. (literary) Used at the end of a sentence indicating affirmation, equivalent of Chinese 也 (yě).

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pə/

Noun

ᠪᡝ • (be)

1. birdseed
2. bait

Etymology 5

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pə/

Noun

ᠪᡝ • (be)

1. crossbar yoking shafts of a carriage (equivalent of Chinese 輗 / 𫐐 (ní))

Etymology 6

Borrowed from Chinese 伯 (bó).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pə/

Noun

ᠪᡝ • (be)

1. Count (noble rank)

See also

• ᡤᡠᠩ (gung, “Duke”), ᡥᠣ (ho, “Marquis”), ᠵᡳᠩᡴᡳᠨᡳ
  ᡥᠠᡶᠠᠨ (jingkini hafan, “Viscount”), ᠠᠰᡥᠠᠨ ᡳ
  ᡥᠠᡶᠠᠨ (ashan-i hafan, “Baron”)

Etymology 7

Borrowed from Chinese 白 (Bó).

Noun

ᠪᡝ • (be)

1. (collective) Bai (people)

   ᠪᡝ ᡳ
   ᠨᡳᠶ᠋ᠠᠯᠮᠠ ― be-i niyalma ― a Bai person (literally, “a person of the Bai”)

   ᠪᡝ ᡳ
   ᡥᡝᡥᡝ ― be-i hehe ― a Bai woman (literally, “a woman of the Bai”)