Manchu

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Tungusic *kumun (music). Somehow akin to Proto-Turkic *kopuŕ, *komuŕ (a musical instrunment, a kind of lute), Proto-Mongolic *kuxur (music). There is a chance that word is a borrowing from Proto-Turkic.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ᡴᡠᠮᡠᠨ (kumun)

  1. music