Manchu edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Mandarin 蜀黍 (shǔshǔ, “sorghum”).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ᡧᡠᡧᡠ (šušu)

  1. sorghum
  2. the color purple

Adjective edit

ᡧᡠᡧᡠ (šušu)

  1. purple

See also edit

Colors in Manchu · ᠪᠣᠴᠣ (boco) (layout · text)
     ᠰᡠᡵᡠ (suru), ᡧᠠᠨᠶᠠᠨ (šanyan), ᡧᠠᠩᡤᡳᠶᠠᠨ (šanggiyan), ᡧᠠᠪᡠᡵᡠ (šaburu), ᡧᡝᠶᡝᠨ (šeyen)      ᠪᠣᡵᠣ (boro)      ᠰᠠᡥᠠᠯᡳᠶᠠᠨ (sahaliyan), ᠰᠠᡥᠠᡥᡡᠨ (sahahūn), ᡴᠠᡵᠠ (kara)
             ᠵᡝᡵᡩᡝ (jerde), ᡶᡠᠯᠠᡥᡡᠨ (fulahūn), ᡶᡠᠯᡤᡳᠶᠠᠨ (fulgiyan); ᠰᡠᡥᡠᠨ (suhun)              [Term?]; [Term?]              ᠰᠣᡥᠣᠨ (sohon), ᠯᠠᠮᡠᠨ (lamun), ᡴᠣᠩᡤᠣᡵᠣ (konggoro); [Term?]
             [Term?]              ᠨᡳᠣᠸᠠᠩᡤᡳᠶᠠᠨ (niowanggiyan), ᠰᡠᠸᠠᠶᠠᠨ (suwayan)              [Term?]; [Term?]
             ᠯᠠᠮᡠᡴᠠᠨ (lamukan); [Term?]              ᠯᠠᠮᡠᠨ (lamun), ᡴᡠᡴᡠ (kuku)              [Term?]
             [Term?]; ᡶᠠᡥᠠᠯᠠ (fahala)              ᡧᡠᡧᡠ (šušu)              ᠵᠠᠮᡠ (jamu), ᡧᠠᡥᡡᠨ (šahūn)