Jurchen edit

Jurchen cardinal numbers
 <  7 8 9  > 
    Cardinal : dʒakun

Etymology edit

From Proto-Tungusic *ʒapkun. Compare Manchu ᠵᠠᡴᡡᠨ (jakūn).
Cognate with Nanai дякпон (ʒakpon), Udihe ʒакпу (ʒakpu), Negidal ӡапкун (ʒapkun), Oroqen dʒapkʊn, Evenki дяпкун (ʒapkun), Solon jahong, and Even дяпкан (ʒapkan) etc.

Numeral edit

dʒakun (Jurchen script: , Image: )

  1. eight (8)

Descendants edit

  • Manchu: ᠵᠠᡴᡡᠨ (jakūn)