ᡳᡥᠠᠨ
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Manchu
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Tungusic *ïkan (“bull”). Cognate with Nanai ихан (ihan), Negidal ихан (ïxan), Oroch иха (ixa).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ᡳᡥᠠᠨ • (ihan)
- bovine, e.g. cow, bull, ox, buffalo, bison, yak
- ᡳᡥᠠᠨ
ᠠᡩᡠᠨ ― ihan adun ― herd of cattle
- ᡳᡥᠠᠨ
- (astrology) second earthly branch: ox in the Chinese zodiac, 12th solar month