Manchu

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Etymology

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Inherited from Jurchen  (*bə[ɡ]i-lə, commander, chieftain), which has been recorded in Chinese sources as 勃極烈 (bójíliè) and 孛堇 (bójǐn).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ᠪᡝᡳᠯᡝ (beile) (plural ᠪᡝᡳᠰᡝ) (historical)

  1. beile (noble title of the Jurchens and later the Manchus)
  2. noyan (reference to Mongol nobles)
  3. Short for ᡩᠣᡵᠣᡳ
    ᠪᡝᡳᠯᡝ
    (doroi beile, Prince of the Third Rank)
    .

Declension

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This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

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  • Chagatai:
    • Uyghur:
      Arabic script: بېلى (bëli)
  • Classical Mongolian: ᠪᠡᠶᠢᠯᠡ (beyile)
  • Mandarin: 貝勒贝勒 (bèile)

See also

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Mongol noble titles