ᠨᡳᡵᡠᠮᠪᡳ

Manchu

Etymology

From Proto-Tungusic *ńiru-, compare Nanai нирури (niruri, “to write”).

Compare also Mongolian зурах (zurax, “to write”), Turkish yazmak (“to write”). (See Proto-Turkic *yạŕ-) (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ni.rum.pi]

Verb

ᠨᡳᡵᡠᠮᠪᡳ • (nirumbi)

1. to draw; to paint; to depict
2. to apply makeup to the eyebrows

Derived terms

• ᠨᡳᡵᡠᡤᠠᠨ (nirugan)