ᠪᡝᠶᡝ

Manchu

Orthographic evolution of beye

tongki fuka akū hergen	tongki fuka sindaha hergen
ᠪᠡᠶ᠋ᠡ	ᠪᡝᠶᡝ

Etymology

From Jurchen 背夜 (beye /⁠bei-ye⁠/), from Proto-Tungusic *beye. Compare Nanai бэе (beje).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [pə.jə]
• (Sibe) IPA^(key): [pəi]
• (Peking) IPA^(key): [pəi]
• (Mukden) IPA^(key): [pəi]

Noun

ᠪᡝᠶᡝ • (beye)

1. body

Pronoun

ᠪᡝᠶᡝ • (beye)

1. (reflexive pronoun) oneself