ᠪᠣᠣ

Manchu

Etymology

Cognate with Bala 博 (bo). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [poː]

Noun

ᠪᠣᠣ • (boo)

1. home
2. house
   • 1802, Yihing, 庸言知旨/An i gisun de amtan be sara bithe:

     ᠪᠣᠣᡳ
     ᡩᠣᠯᠣ
     ᡝᠮᡠ
     ᡥᡝᡥᡝ
     ᠵᡳᠩ
     ᡥᡳᠶᠠᠩ
     ᠰᡝᠮᡝ
     ᡴᠠᡳᠴᠠᠮᡝ
     ᡩᠠᠩᠰᡳᠮᡝ
     ᠪᡳ᠉

     booi dolo emu hehe jing hiyang seme kaicame dangsime bi.

     There is a woman shouting rebukes inside the house.

3. room
4. family

Derived terms

• ᠪᠣᠣ
  ᠨᡳᠮᠠᡥᠠ (boo nimaha)
• ᠮᠣᠩᡤᠣ
  ᠪᠣᠣ (monggo boo)
• ᡤᡠᡵᡠᠨ
  ᠪᠣᠣ (gurun boo)
• ᡥᠠᡳᠯᠠᠨ
  ᠪᠣᠣ (hailan boo)
• ᡨᠠᡨᠠᡵᠠ
  ᠪᠣᠣ (tatara boo)
• ᡩᠠᠩᠰᡝ
  ᠪᠣᠣ (dangse boo)