𘱆

𘱆	U+18C46, 𘱆 KHITAN SMALL SCRIPT CHARACTER-18C46

← 𘱅
[U+18C45]

Khitan Small Script

𘱇 →
[U+18C47]

Khitan edit

Alternative forms edit

𘱇 (*ui)

Etymology 1 edit

Some scholars suggest it is read uil or uile, with which one can compare Proto-Mongolic *üile

Noun edit

𘱆
(ui)

matter, affair

Etymology 2 edit

If pronounced uil can be compared to Manchu ᡠᠯᡤᡳᠶᠠᠨ (ulgiyan) where -giyan is the nominal suffix, leaving *ul- as the stem. Possibly related to Old Japanese 猪 (wi, “pig, wild boar”)

Noun edit

𘱆
(ui)

pig

References edit

Kane, Daniel (2009) The Kitan language and script‎^[1], Brill, pages 66-67, 111