ᠰᡳ

Manchu

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Jurchen ši, from Proto-Tungusic *si (you, thou). Compare also Evenki си (si), Even хи (hi) and Udihe си.

Pronoun

ᠰᡳ • (si)

  1. (second-person singular, nominative case) you
Manchu personal pronouns
nominative genitive dative accusative ablative
singular first person ᠪᡳ (bi) ᠮᡳᠨᡳ (mini) ᠮᡳᠨᡩᡝ (minde) ᠮᡳᠮᠪᡝ (mimbe) ᠮᡳᠨᠴᡳ (minci)
second person ᠰᡳ (si) ᠰᡳᠨᡳ (sini) ᠰᡳᠨᡩᡝ (sinde) ᠰᡳᠮᠪᡝ (simbe) ᠰᡳᠨᠴᡳ (sinci)
third person (i) ᡳᠨᡳ (ini) ᡳᠨᡩᡝ (inde) ᡳᠮᠪᡝ (imbe) ᡳᠨᠴᡳ (inci)
plural first
person
exclusive ᠪᡝ (be) ᠮᡝᠨᡳ (meni) ᠮᡝᠨᡩᡝ (mende) ᠮᡝᠮᠪᡝ (membe) ᠮᡝᠨᠴᡳ (menci)
inclusive ᠮᡠᠰᡝ (muse) ᠮᡠᠰᡝᡳ (musei) ᠮᡠᠰᡝᡩᡝ (musede) ᠮᡠᠰᡝᠪᡝ (musebe) ᠮᡠᠰᡝᠴᡳ (museci)
second person ᠰᡠᠸᡝ (suwe) ᠰᡠᠸᡝᠨᡳ (suweni) ᠰᡠᠸᡝᠨᡩᡝ (suwende) ᠰᡠᠸᡝᠮᠪᡝ (suwembe) ᠰᡠᠸᡝᠨᠴᡳ (suwenci)
third person ᠴᡝ (ce) ᠴᡝᠨᡳ (ceni) ᠴᡝᠨᡩᡝ (cende) ᠴᡝᠮᠪᡝ (cembe) ᠴᡝᠨᠴᡳ (cenci)

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

ᠰᡳ • (si)

  1. interval; spare time; break
  2. space; margin
  3. (dated) comma () (punctuation mark)