ᡨᠠᠨᠠ

Manchu

Etymology

From Middle Mongol, compare Mongolian тана (tana, “mother-of-pearl”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [tʰa.na]

Noun

ᡨᠠᠨᠠ • (tana)

1. pearl, especially valuable freshwater pearls found in Northeastern China
   • 1835, S. V. Lipovtsov, transl., Musei ejen isus heristos i tutabuha ice hese [The New Testament of Our Lord Jesus Christ]:

     ᠠᠪᡴᠠᡳ
     ᡤᡠᡵᡠᠨ
     ᠰᠠᡳᠨ
     ᡨᠠᠨᠠ
     ᠪᡝ
     ᠪᠠᡳᡵᡝ
     ᡥᡡᡩᠠᡧᠠᡵᠠ
     ᠨᡳᠶᠠᠯᠮᠠ
     ᡩᡝ
     ᠠᡩᠠᠯᡳ᠈
     ᡨᡝᡵᡝ
     ᡥᡡᡩᠠ
     ᠮᠠᠩᡤᠠ
     ᡨᠠᠨᠠ
     ᠪᡝ
     ᠪᠠᡳᠮᡝ
     ᠪᠠᡥᠠᡶᡳ᠈
     ᡳᠨᡩᡝ
     ᠪᡳᠰᡳᡵᡝᠩᡤᡝ
     ᠪᡝ
     ᠶᠣᠣᠨᡳ
     ᡠᠨᠴᠠᡶᡳ᠈
     ᡨᡝᡵᡝ
     ᡨᠠᠨᠠ
     ᠪᡝ
     ᡠᡩᠠᡥᠠᠪᡳ᠉

     abkai gurun sain tana be baire hūdašara niyalma de adali, tere hūda mangga tana be baime bahafi, inde bisirengge be yooni uncafi, tere tana be udahabi.

     The kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls: Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.

Synonyms

• ᠨᡳᠴᡠᡥᡝ (nicuhe)

Derived terms

• ᡨᠠᠨᠠᠩᡤᠠ (tanangga)

 

Descendants

• → Pyongan Korean: 타내 (tanae, “earring”)
• →⇒ Hamgyong Korean: 월귀탄 (wolgwitan, “earring”)