Manchu

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Tungusic *buu, compare Evenki бу (bu), Nanai буэ (bue).

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Pronoun

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ᠪᡝ (be) (first-person plural exclusive nominative)

  1. we

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Etymology 2

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From Proto-Tungusic *-ba.[1] Compare with Jurchen harmonic variations of [script needed] (*bə), [script needed] (*bɑ), and [script needed] (*bo). Cognate with Udihe [script needed] (-wə), Oroch [script needed] (-wa); Nanai [script needed] (-wa), Ulch [script needed] (-wa), Orok [script needed] (-wa); Solon [script needed] (-wə), Evenki -вэ (-wə) / -ва (-wa) / -во (-wo), Negidal [script needed] (-wa), Even [script needed] (-w); etc.

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Particle

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 ᠪᡝ (-be)

  1. Forming the accusative case of the definite state, as the object in phrase ‘drinking the water’ (rather than ‘drinking water’)
  2. Forming the prolative case

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Etymology 3

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Particle

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ᠪᡝ (be)

  1. (literary) Used at the end of a sentence indicating affirmation, equivalent of Chinese ().

Etymology 4

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Noun

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ᠪᡝ (be)

  1. birdseed
  2. bait

Etymology 5

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Noun

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ᠪᡝ (be)

  1. crossbar yoking shafts of a carriage (equivalent of Chinese 𫐐 ())

Etymology 6

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Borrowed from Chinese ().

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Noun

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ᠪᡝ (be)

  1. Count (noble rank)

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Etymology 7

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Borrowed from Chinese ().

Noun

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ᠪᡝ (be)

  1. (collective) Bai (people)
    ᠪᡝ ᡳ
    ᠨᡳᠶ᠋ᠠᠯᠮᠠ
    be-i niyalmaa Bai person (literally, “a person of the Bai”)
    ᠪᡝ ᡳ
    ᡥᡝᡥᡝ
    be-i hehea Bai woman (literally, “a woman of the Bai”)

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  1. ^ 『言語学大辞典』(1989) 第2巻【世界言語編】中さーに 三省堂