ᠯᠣᠴᠠ

Manchu

Etymology

Borrowed from Solon lōča (“Russian”, noun), possibly from Russian ловцы́ (lovcý, “fishermen, hunters”) or ло́вчий (lóvčij, “huntsman”).[1]

Compare modern Solon ᠯᠣᠤᠲ (loot, “Russian”, noun), ᠯᠣᠤᠴᠠ (looqa, “Russian”, noun); Daur luaaq (“Russian”, noun); Nanai лоча (loča); Evenki лӯча (lūça), Even ню̄чи (ņūci), Yakut нуучча (nuucca); Ainu ヌチャ (nuca), etc.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

ᠯᠣᠴᠠ • (loca)

  1. (historical) Russia (a transcontinental country in Eastern Europe and North Asia)

Synonyms

Descendants

  • → Chinese: 羅剎 / 罗刹 (luóchà)

References

  1. ^ Cai Hongsheng (2006), chapter 1, in 俄罗斯馆纪事（增订本） [Accounts of E-lo-ssu Kuan (Russian Hostel) (revised and enlarged edition)] (in Chinese), 1st edition, Beijing: Zhonghua Book Company, →ISBN, page 29: “据伊·伊[·]斯列兹涅耶夫斯基的《古俄语词汇资料集》第⼆卷（彼得堡，1902 年俄⽂版，第 39–40 ⻚），可拟⾳为“⽼”的 лов[-]，有如下同根亲属词：ловъ（⾏猎）、ловъцъ（猎⼈）、ловцы（猎⼈们）。从当年哥萨克在⿊⻰江流域“以打猎为名”、亦猎亦劫的特点来看，前述第一组译名的词源，很有可能就是俄语“猎⼈”一词的复数形式。”
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