Manchu

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ᡧᡠᡧᡠ (šušu)

  1. sorghum
  2. the color purple

Adjective

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ᡧᡠᡧᡠ (šušu)

  1. purple

See also

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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)