Etymology
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Cognate with Manchu ᡝᠮᡠ (emu, “one”), Evenki умӯн (umūn), Even өмэн (ömən) and Even умэн (umən).[1]
In case of reading /mɑs/, possibly cognate with Korean 맏 (mat, “eldest”) or Korean 마수 (masu, “first”).[2]
Pronunciation
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(transliteration needed) f or n
- one
Synonyms
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References
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- ^ 即实 (Ji Shi) (1996) 谜林问径: 契丹小字解读新程 [Looking for a path in the forest of riddles: A new approach to the decipherment of Khitan small script], 辽宁民族出版社
- ^ 이성규 (Lee, Seong Gyu) (2013) “契丹小字 표기 단어와 한국어의 비교 연구 [契丹小字 pyogi daneowa han'gugeoui bigyo yeon'gu]”, in 북방문화연구, volume 4
- ^ 愛新覚羅烏拉熙春 (Aisin Gioro Ulhicun) (2012) “契丹小字の音価推定及び相関問題 [Reconstruction of phonetic values of Khitan Small Scripts and concerning problems]”, in The Ritsumeikan bungaku, volume 627
- ^ 劉鳳翥 (Liu, Fengzhu) (2015) 契丹文字研究類編 [Classified compilation of studies on Khitan scripts], Zhonghua Shuju
