Manchu edit

 
ᠠᡵᡶᠠ Avena nuda

Etymology edit

From Proto-Turkic *arpa. Disputedly from a Mongolic language, compare Mongolian арвай (arvaj).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ᠠᡵᡶᠠ (arfa)

  1. naked oat; Avena nuda

References edit

  1. ^ Aisin Gioro Yingsheng (2004) 满语杂识 (in Chinese), Beijing: 学苑出版社, page 269