ᠨᡳᠩᡤᡠᠨ ᠠᠴᠠᠨ

Manchu

Etymology

From ᠨᡳᠩᡤᡠᠨ (ninggun, “six”) +‎ ᠠᠴᠠᠨ (acan, “conjunction”). Calque of Chinese 六合.

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [niŋ.ŋun.a.t͡ʃʰan]

Noun

ᠨᡳᠩᡤᡠᠨ
ᠠᠴᠠᠨ • (ninggun acan)

1. the six directions – east, west, north, south, up and down
2. (by extension) the whole country