ᠰᠠᡳᠨ

Manchu

Etymology

From Middle Mongol [script needed] (sayin, “good; nice; satisfactory”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

ᠰᠠᡳᠨ • (sain)

  1. good
    ᠰᠠᡳᠨ
    ᡤᡠᠴᡠ     ― sain gucu ― good friend
    ᠰᠠᡳᠨ
    ᡨᠣᡩᠣᠯᠣ     ― sain todolo ― good omen
  2. auspicious
    ᠰᠠᡳᠨ
    ᡳᠨᡝᠩᡤᡳ     ― sain inenggi ― auspicious day

Derived terms
  • ᠰᠠᡳᠩᡤᡝ (saingge)

References
  1. Aisin Gioro Yingsheng (2004) 满语杂识 (in Chinese), Beijing: 学苑出版社, page 282
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