ᠠᡳᠰᡳᠨ

Manchu

Etymology

Possibly the continuation of a dialectal form whose original pronunciation could have been *[añcün]. Cognate with Jurchen ancu (“gold”), whence Manchu ᠠᠨᠴᡠᠨ (ancun, “earring”). Compare Proto-Turkic *altun (“gold”), Mongolian ᠠᠯᠲᠠᠨ (altan, “gold”).

Pronunciation

Noun

ᠠᡳᠰᡳᠨ • (aisin)

  1. gold (metal)

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → Nanai: айсин (ajsin)

References
  • J.A. Alonso de la Fuente (2013) “Written Manchu akjan 'thunder'”, in Acta Orientalia Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae‎, volume 66, number 1, pages 59-68
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