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Manchu
Etymology
From Jurchen 木克 (mu-ke /muke/), from Proto-Tungusic *mū, which often compared with Mongolian мөрөн (mörön, “river”), Korean 물 (mul, “water”), Goguryeo 買 (*me, “river; water”) and Japanese 水 (mizu, “water”). Cognate with Bala 木克, Evenki мӯ (mū), Even мӯ (mū), Oroqen mu꞉, Negidal мӯ, Oroch мӯ, Orok мӯ.
Pronunciation
Descendants
- → Korean: 우케 (uke)
References
- Liliya M. Gorelova, Manchu Grammar (2002, part 8), page 114
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