Manchu edit

Etymology edit

From Mongolic *tümen, from Proto-Turkic *tümen of uncertain origin.

Compare Jurchen tumәn (Jurchen script:  ), Mongolian түмэн (tümen), Old Turkic 𐱅𐰇𐰢𐰤 (tümen).

Pronunciation edit

Numeral edit

ᡨᡠᠮᡝᠨ (tumen)

  1. ten thousand