Manchu

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Etymology

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From Middle Mongol [script needed] (sayin, good; nice; satisfactory).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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ᠰᠠᡳᠨ (sain)

  1. good
    ᠰᠠᡳᠨ
    ᡤᡠᠴᡠ
    sain gucugood friend
    ᠰᠠᡳᠨ
    ᡨᠣᡩᠣᠯᠣ
    sain todologood omen
  2. auspicious
    ᠰᠠᡳᠨ
    ᡳᠨᡝᠩᡤᡳ
    sain inenggiauspicious day

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Aisin Gioro Yingsheng (2004) 满语杂识 (in Chinese), Beijing: 学苑出版社, page 282