ᠮᡠᡴᡝ

Manchu

Etymology

From Jurchen 木克 (mu-ke /⁠muke⁠/), from a diminutive form of Proto-Tungusic *mū, which often compared with Mongolian мөрөн (mörön, “river”), Korean 물 (mul, “water”), Goguryeo 買 (*me, “river; water”) and Japanese 水 (mizu, “water”). Cognate with Bala 木克, Evenki мӯ (mū), Even мӯ (mū), Oroqen mu꞉, Negidal мӯ, Oroch мӯ, Orok мӯ (mū).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [mu.kʰə]
• (Alcuka) IPA^(key): [mu.xo]
• (Sibe) IPA^(key): [mu.kʰu]
• (Peking) IPA^(key): [mu.kʰə]
• (Ningguta) IPA^(key): [mu.kʰə]

Noun

ᠮᡠᡴᡝ • (muke)

1. water

Descendants

• → Korean: 우케 (uke)

References

• Liliya M. Gorelova, Manchu Grammar (2002, part 8), page 114
• Jerry Norman (2013) A Comprehensive Manchu-English Dictionary, Harvard University Press