ᡶᡝᡥᡳ

Manchu

Etymology

1. From Proto-Tungusic *pēyke.
2. The Tungusic term might be akin to Proto-Mongolic *hekin (“brain, head, beginning”), compare Mongolian эх (ex, “beginning”), and also akin to Proto-Turkic *beyŋi (“brain”), compare Turkish beyin. (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [fə.xi]

Noun

ᡶᡝᡥᡳ • (fehi)

1. brain