ᡥᠠᡳᠯᠠᠨ

Manchu

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [χai.lan]
• (Ningguta) IPA^(key): [xɛ.lin]

Noun

ᡥᠠᡳᠯᠠᠨ • (hailan)

1. elm (a tree of the genus Ulmus of the family Ulmaceae)
2. tree (in general)

   ᡥᠠᡳᠯᠠᠨ
   ᠪᡝ
   ᠰᠠᠪᡠᡶᡳ
   ᠪᡠᠵᠠᠨ
   ᠪᡝ
   ᠰᠠᠪᡠᡵᠠᡴᡡ ― hailan be sabufi bujan be saburakū ― cannot see the forest for the trees

Derived terms

• ᡥᠠᡳᠯᠠᠨ
  ᠪᠣᠣ (hailan boo)