ᠠᡳ

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Manchu[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Tungusic *xa- (interrogative stem). Cognate with Orok xai (what).

Compared to Proto-Turkic *ka- (interrogative stem), Proto-Mongolic *ka- (interrogative stem), Kazakh қай (qai, which), Yakut хайа (qaya, what). See also Mongolian хаана (xaana, where), Kazakh қайда (qaida, where), Kazakh қашан (qaşan, when). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

ᠠᡳ (ai)

  1. (interrogative) what

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