ᠰᡝᠯᡝᠩᡤᡝ

Manchu

Etymology 1

From ᠰᡝᠯᡝ (sele, “iron”, noun) +‎ ᠊ᠩᡤᡝ (-ngge, denominal adjective-forming suffix).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [sə.ləŋ.kə], [sə.ləŋ.ŋə]

Adjective

ᠰᡝᠯᡝᠩᡤᡝ • (selengge)

  1. iron
Declension

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms
  • ᠰᡝᠯᡝᠩᡤᡝ
    ᠮᠣᠣ     (selengge moo, “cycad”, literally “iron tree”)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Mongolian ᠰᠡᠯᠡᠩᠭᠡ (Seleŋge).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [sə.ləŋ.kə], [sə.ləŋ.ŋə]

Proper noun

ᠰᡝᠯᡝᠩᡤᡝ • (Selengge)

  1. (~ ᠪᡳᡵᠠ) Selenga (a river in China, Mongolia and Russia)
Declension

This proper noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants
  • → Chinese: 色楞額／色楞额, 色楞格 (Sèlénggé) (via Mandarin)
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