ᠨᡳᡵᡠᠮᠪᡳ

Manchu

Etymology

From Proto-Tungusic *ńiru-, compare Nanai нирури (niruri, “to write”).

Compare also Mongolian зурах (zurax, “to write”), Turkish yazmak (“to write”). (See Proto-Turkic *yaŕ-) (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

Verb

ᠨᡳᡵᡠᠮᠪᡳ • (nirumbi)

  1. to draw; to paint; to depict
  2. to apply makeup to the eyebrows

Derived terms

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