ᡨᡠᠰᡠᠮᠪᡳ

Manchu

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [tʰu.sum.pi]

Verb

ᡨᡠᠰᡠᠮᠪᡳ • (tusumbi)

1. (of a woman) to get married; to become married to
   • 1848, Pu Songling, translated by Jakdan, Sonjofi ubaliyambuha liyoo zhai zhi i bithe [Selected Short Stories by Liao Zhai in translation]:

     ᠪᡳ
     ᠠᡳᠨᠠᡥᠠ
     ᠰᡝᠮᡝ
     ᡤᡡᠸᠠ
     ᡩᡝ
     ᡨᡠᠰᡠᡵᠠᡴᡡ᠉

     bi ainaha seme gūwa de tusurakū.

     I certainly will not get married to anyone else.