ᠮᠣᡵᡳᠨ
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Manchu
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Etymology
[edit]From Jurchen muri, 木力 (mu-li /muri/), from Proto-Tungusic *murin. Cognate with Oroqen mʊrɪn, Evenki мурин (murin), Even мурон (muron) and Solon moring. Also connected with the Korean ᄆᆞᆯ (“horse”).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ᠮᠣᡵᡳᠨ • (morin) (plural ᠮᠣᡵᡳᠰᠠ)
- horse
- (astrology) seventh earthly branch: horse in the Chinese zodiac, 5th solar month
Derived terms
[edit]- ᠮᠣᡵᡳᠨ
ᠵᠠᠯᠮᡳᠨ (morin jalmin) - ᠮᠣᡵᡳᠩᡤᠠ (moringga)
- ᠮᠣᡵᡳᠯᠠᠮᠪᡳ (morilambi)
- ᠮᠣᡵᡳᠴᡳ (morici)
References
[edit]- ^ Lee, Ki-Moon, Ramsey, S. Robert (2011) A History of the Korean Language, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 24
- ^ Aisin Gioro Yingsheng (2004) 满语杂识 (in Chinese), Beijing: 学苑出版社, page 292