ᠰᡝᠯᡝᠩᡤᡝ

Manchu

Etymology 1

From ᠰᡝᠯᡝ (sele, “iron”, noun) +‎ ᠊ᠩᡤᡝ (-ngge, denominal adjective-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [sə.ləŋ.ŋə]

Adjective

ᠰᡝᠯᡝᠩᡤᡝ • (selengge)

1. iron

Declension

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• ᠰᡝᠯᡝᠩᡤᡝ
  ᠮᠣᠣ (selengge moo, “cycad”, literally “iron tree”)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Mongolian ᠰᠡᠯᠡᠩᠭᠡ (Selengge).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [sə.ləŋ.ŋə]

Proper noun

ᠰᡝᠯᡝᠩᡤᡝ • (Selengge)

1. (~ ᠪᡳᡵᠠ) Selenga (a river in Mongolia and Russia, flows into Baikal Lake)

Declension

This proper noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• → Chinese: 色楞額 / 色楞额, 色楞格 (Sèlénggé) (via Mandarin)