ᠣᠨ
Manchu
Pronunciation
Noun
ᠣᠨ • (on)
Declension
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Middle Mongol
| Mongolian | ʼPhags-pa |
|---|---|
| ᠣᠨ | ꡜꡡꡋ |
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Mongolic *hon. Cognate with Khitan 𘮗 (*po, “time”). Compare also Jurchen [script needed] (fon), Manchu ᡶᠣᠨ (fon, “time”).
Pronunciation
- Transcriptions:
- Secret History: 桓 (hon /hon/)
- Muqaddimat al-Adab: هون (hūn /hon/)
- IPA(key): /hon/
Noun
ᠣᠨ (hon)
- year (duration of time)
Declension
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Central Mongolic:
- Daur: hoon (“year”)
- Southern Mongolic:
See also
- ᠵᠢᠯ (ǰil, “calendar year”)
- ᠨ᠋ᠠᠰᠤᠨ (nasun, “year of age”)
References
- Gardi (2006), 中古蒙古语研究, Shenyang: Liaoning Nationality Publishing House, →ISBN