ᠮᠠᠨᠵᡠ
Contents
ManchuEdit
EtymologyEdit
According to official histories from the Qing dynasty, Nurhaci, a military leader of the Jurchens of Northeast China and founder of what became the Qing dynasty, named his tribe after Sanskrit मञ्जुश्री (mañjuśrī, “Manjushri”) as the Manchus.[1] The name is from मञ्जु (mañju, “gentle”) + श्री (śrī, “glory”).
Also compare Chinese 文殊 (“Manjushri”).
AdjectiveEdit
ᠮᠠᠨᠵᡠ (manju)
Derived termsEdit
- ᠮᠠᠨᠵᡠ
ᡤᡳᠰᡠᠨ (manju gisun)