ᠰᡳᠯᡥᡳ

Manchu

Etymology

  1. From Proto-Tungusic *sīlse, compare Nanai силтэ (silte).
  2. Maybe the Tungusic term is related to Korean 쓸개 (sseulgae) or Mongolian цөс (cös) which is inherited from Proto-Mongolic *sölsün (“gall”).

Pronunciation

Noun

ᠰᡳᠯᡥᡳ • (silhi)

  1. gall bladder
  2. courage; guts

Derived terms

  • ᠰᡳᠯᡥᡳᡩ᠋ᠠᠮᠪᡳ (silhidambi)
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.