ᡠᠯᡤᡳᠶᠠᠨ

Manchu

Etymology

From Proto-Tungusic *uligan, compare Nanai олгиан (olgian), Orok орге (orge), Oroqen ʊlgɛn.

Pronunciation

Noun

ᡠᠯᡤᡳᠶᠠᠨ • (ulgiyan)

  1. pig

Proper noun

ᡠᠯᡤᡳᠶᠠᠨ • (ulgiyan)

  1. pig, the twelfth of the twelve earthly branches

References

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