ᠪᡳᡨᡥᡝᠰᡳ

Manchu

Etymology

ᠪᡳᡨᡥᡝ᠊ (bithe-, “text; book”) +‎ ᠊ᠰᡳ (-si). Probably a phono-semantic matching of Mongolian ᠪᠠᠭᠰᠢ (baɣsi, “master, trainer, teacher”)

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [pitʰ.χə.ɕi]

Noun

ᠪᡳᡨᡥᡝᠰᡳ • (bithesi)

1. (historical) scribe during the Qing Dynasty

Descendants

• → Chinese: 筆帖式／笔帖式 (bǐtièshì)