ᡥᠣᠨᡳᠨ

Manchu

Etymology

1. From Jurchen [script needed] (xoni), from Proto-Tungusic. Cognate with Nanai хонин (honin).
2. Compare also Proto-Mongolic *konïn, compare Mongolian хонь (xonʹ).
3. The latter is from Proto-Turkic *kōń, compare Turkish koyun.

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [χɔ.nin]

Noun

ᡥᠣᠨᡳᠨ • (honin)

1. sheep

Proper noun

ᡥᠣᠨᡳᠨ • (honin)

1. goat, the eighth of the twelve earthly branches

Coordinate terms

Chinese earthly branches: ᡤᠠᡵᡤᠠᠨ (gargan)edit

• ᠰᡳᠩᡤᡝᡵᡳ (singgeri)
• ᡳᡥᠠᠨ (ihan)
• ᡨᠠᠰᡥᠠ (tasha)
• ᡤᡡᠯᠮᠠᡥᡡᠨ (gūlmahūn)
• ᠮᡠᡩᡠᡵᡳ (muduri)
• ᠮᡝᡳᡥᡝ (meihe)
• ᠮᠣᡵᡳᠨ (morin)
• ᡥᠣᠨᡳᠨ (honin)
• ᠪᠣᠨᡳᠣ (bonio)
• ᠴᠣᡴᠣ (coko)
• ᡳᠨ᠋ᡩ᠋ᠠᡥᡡᠨ (indahūn)
• ᡠᠯᡤᡳᠶᠠᠨ (ulgiyan)

References

• Jerry Norman (2013), A Comprehensive Manchu-English Dictionary, Harvard University Press, →ISBN