ᡝᡵᡤᡝᠨ

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Manchu[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Tungusic *eri- (to breathe).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ᡝᡵᡤᡝᠨ (ergen)

  1. breath
    ᡝᡵᡤᡝᠨ
    ᡤᠠᡳᠮᠪᡳ
    ergen gaimbito breathe (literally, “to demand breath”)
  2. (Chinese philosophy) energy of primal chaos
  3. life
  4. (euphemistic) penis

Derived terms[edit]