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Manchu

See also: manchu and manchú

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Manchu ᠮᠠᠨᠵᡠ (manju), most likely from a native Proto-Tungusic word used to mean "a large river, Amur River" which is reconstructed as *Maŋgu by Benzing[1] and *Mamgo by Hölzl[2]. Alternatively might be from Sanskrit मञ्जुश्री (mañjuśrī, “Manjushri”).

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Noun

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Manchu (plural Manchus)

  1. A person belonging to or descended from the indigenous people of Manchuria.
  2. (obsolete) A person belonging to the Qing Dynasty (Manchu Dynasty) of China.

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Proper noun

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Manchu

  1. The indigenous language of the Manchu people, spoken in Manchuria.
  2. (obsolete) The Qing Dynasty (Manchu Dynasty).
  3. A surname.
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Adjective

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Manchu (not comparable)

  1. Manchurian, referring to the Manchu(rian) people.
  2. Manchurian, referring to the Manchu language.

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Further reading

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References

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  1. ^ Benzing, Johannes (1955) Die tungusischen Sprachen. Versuch einer vergleichenden Grammatik (Abhandlungen der Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaftlichen Klasse; 11) (in German), Wiesbaden: Verlag der Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur in Mainz in Kommission bei Franz Steiner Verlag, page 12
  2. ^ Hölzl, Andreas (2023 February 23) “The Etymology of “Manchu”: A Critical Evaluation of the Riverside Hypothesis”, in International Journal of Eurasian Linguistics‎[1], volume 4, number 2, archived from the original on 2023-05-31, pages 160–208

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