Manchu

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Etymology

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From Jurchen  (*bə[ɡ]i-lə).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ᠪᡝᡳ᠌ᠯᡝ (beile) (plural ᠪᡝᡳ᠌ᠯᡝ
ᠰᡝ
or ᠪᡝᡳ᠌ᠰᡝ)

  1. (historical) ruler of a Jurchen (also Urut of the Khorchin-Mongols) tribe during Ming dynasty
  2. (historical) short for ᡩᠣᡵᠣᡳ
    ᠪᡝᡳ᠌ᠯᡝ
    (doroi beile): Prince of the Third Rank (one of the Qing dynasty royal and noble ranks)

Descendants

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See also

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