ᡝᡵᡤᡝᠨ

Manchu

Etymology

From Proto-Tungusic *eri- (“to breathe”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ər.kən]

Noun

ᡝᡵᡤᡝᠨ • (ergen)

1. breath

   ᡝᡵᡤᡝᠨ
   ᡤᠠᡳᠮᠪᡳ ― ergen gaimbi ― to breathe (literally, “to demand breath”)

2. (Chinese philosophy) energy of primal chaos
3. life
4. (euphemistic) penis

Derived terms

• ᡝᡵᡤᡝᠨ
  ᡤᠠᡳᠮᠪᡳ (ergen gaimbi)
• ᡝᡵᡤᡝᠮᠪᡳ (ergembi)