ᠮᠠᠨᠵᡠ

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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. The name is from मञ्जु (mañju, “gentle”) + श्री (śrī, “glory”).

Also compare Chinese 文殊 (“Manjushri”).

AdjectiveEdit

ᠮᠠᠨᠵᡠ (manju)

1. Manchu

Derived termsEdit

• ᠮᠠᠨᠵᡠ
  ᡤᡳᠰᡠᠨ (manju gisun)

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