ᠨᡳᠮᠠᠩᡤᡳ

Manchu

Etymology

From Proto-Tungusic *ximansa (“snow”). Compare Jurchen 亦忙吉 (yi-mang-ji /⁠imanggi⁠/), Evenki иманна (imanna), Nanai симана (simana).

Pronunciation

Noun

ᠨᡳᠮᠠᠩᡤᡳ • (nimanggi)

  1. snow

References

  • Jerry Norman (2013) A Comprehensive Manchu-English Dictionary, Harvard University Press, →ISBN
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