᠊ᡩᡝ

Manchu

Etymology

Cognate with Bala 德 (-de) and 得 (-de). Compare Mongolian -д (-d, suffix creating dative and locative cases), Turkish -de (suffix creating locative case). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [-tə]

Suffix

᠊ᡩᡝ • (-de)

1. suffix creating dative case

   ᠮᡳᠨᡩᡝ
   ᡨᡝᡵᡝ
   ᠪᡳᡨᡥᡝ
   ᠪᡝ
   ᠪᡠᡴᡳ ― minde tere bithe be buki ― Can you please give me that book?

2. suffix creating locative case

   ᡩᠠᠯᠪᠠᡩᡝ ― dalbade ― beside

Further reading

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