ᠪᠠᡨᡠᡵᡠ

Manchu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Mongolian ᠪᠠᠭᠠᠲᠤᠷ (baɣatur /⁠baːtur⁠/) with epithetic ᠊ᡠ (-u) avoiding atypical final *᠊ᡵ (*-r), from Middle Mongol [Term?].

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [pa.tʰu.ru]

Noun

ᠪᠠᡨᡠᡵᡠ • (baturu)

1. An official title of the Qing dynasty, awarded to commanders and soldiers who fought bravely on the battlefield.

Descendants

• → Chinese: 巴圖魯／巴图鲁 (bātúlǔ) (via Mandarin)