ᠠᡵᠠᡥᠠ ᠠᠮᠠ

Manchu

Etymology

Compound of ᠠᡵᠠᡥᠠ (araha, past participle of ᠠᡵᠠᠮᠪᡳ (arambi, “to make”)) +‎ ᠠᠮᠠ (ama, “father”), literally “father who is made (to be father)”.

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [a.ra.χa.a.ma]

Noun

ᠠᡵᠠᡥᠠ
ᠠᠮᠠ • (araha ama)

1. adoptive father

See also

• ᠠᡵᠠᡥᠠ
  ᡝᠨᡳᠶᡝ (araha eniye, “adoptive mother”)