ᠠᠪᡴᠠ

Manchu

Etymology

Inherited from Jurchen *abxa (Jurchen script: , Image: ).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ap.qʰa]
• (Alcuka) IPA^(key): [au.χa]
• (Sibe) IPA^(key): [av.qʰa]
• (Peking) IPA^(key): [ap.qʰa], [aw.qʰa], [aw.χa]
• (Ningguta) IPA^(key): [ap.qʰa], [ap.χa]
• (Balan) IPA^(key): [apˈkˈa]
• (Non) IPA^(key): [ɑvqʰə], IPA^(key): [ˈɑpqʰə]

Noun

ᠠᠪᡴᠠ • (abka)

1. sky, heaven
   • 御製增訂清文鑑

     ᡠᠮᡝᠰᡳ
     ᡩᡝᠨ
     ᡨᡠᠮᡝᠨ
     ᠵᠠᡴᠠ
     ᠪᡝ
     ᡝᠯᠪᡝᡥᡝᠩᡤᡝ
     ᠪᡝ᠈
     ᠠᠪᡴᠠ
     ᠰᡝᠮᠪᡳ᠉

     umesi den tumen jaka be elbehengge be, abka sembi.

     Something that is very high and covering everything that exists, is called sky.

2. Heaven; sky deity; God
   • 滿洲實錄 第一卷

     ᡝᠮᡝ
     ᡥᡝᠨᡩᡠᠮᡝ᠈
     ᠵᡠᡳ
     ᠰᡳᠮᠪᡝ
     ᠠᠪᡴᠠ
     ᡶᠠᠴᡠᡥᡡᠨ
     ᡤᡠᡵᡠᠨ
     ᠪᡝ
     ᡩᠠᠰᠠᠮᡝ
     ᠪᠠᠨᠵᡳᡴᡳᠨᡳ
     ᠰᡝᠮᡝ
     ᠪᠠᠨᠵᡳᠪᡠᡥᠠᠪᡳ᠉

     eme hendume, jui simbe abka facuhūn gurun be dasame banjikini seme banjibuhabi.

     Mother said: "Children, you are created by God to rule over (those) nations that are in chaos."

3. weather

Derived terms

• ᠨᡳᠣᡥᠣᠨ
  ᠠᠪᡴᠠ (niohon abka)
• ᡤᡝᠩᡤᡳᠶᡝᠨ
  ᠠᠪᡴᠠ (genggiyen abka)
• ᡩ᠋ᡝ᠋ᡵᡤᡳ
  ᠠᠪᡴᠠ (dergi abka)