Manchu edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Tungusic *biaga.[1] Cognate with Evenki бега (bega), Nanai биа (bia), Oroqen bɛ꞉.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ᠪᡳᠶᠠ (biya)

  1. moon
  2. month

Derived terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ Vovin, Alexander (2013). Why Koreanic is not Demonstrably Related to Tungusic (conference presentation). Seongnam, Korea.