ᡴᠠᡵᡠᠨ

Manchu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Mongolian ᠬᠠᠷᠠᠭᠤᠯ (qaraɣul /⁠qaruːl⁠/, “sentry; sentry post”) with replacement of atypical *᠊ᠯ (*-l) to ᠊ᠨ (-n), from Middle Mongol ᠬᠠᠷᠠᠭ᠋ᠤᠯ (qaraɣul, “sentry; sentry post”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [qʰa.run]

Noun

ᡴᠠᡵᡠᠨ • (karun)

1. sentry
2. sentry post, checkpoint

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• → Chinese: 卡倫／卡伦 (via Mandarin)