ᠪᡳᡨᡥᡝ

Manchu

Etymology

The lack of palatalization from ti- to či indicates that it was likely borrowed from Khitan 𘭃𘱚 (*? g) than Mongolic proper which was in turn borrowed from Old Turkic 𐰋𐰃𐱅𐰏 (bitig). Ultimately from Middle Chinese 筆 (pˠiɪt̚, “writing brush”).

Pronunciation

Noun

ᠪᡳᡨᡥᡝ • (bithe)

  1. writing system; text
  2. writings
  3. book
  4. letter
  5. document

Derived terms
  • ᠪᡳᡨᡥᡝ
    ᠴᠠᡤᠠᠨ     (bithe cagan)
  • ᠪᡳᡨᡥᡝᠯᡝᠮᠪᡳ (bithelembi)
  • ᠪᡳᡨᡥᡝᡳ
    ᠨᡳᠶᠠᠯᠮᠠ     (bithei niyalma)

References
  1. Aisin Gioro Yingsheng (2004) 满语杂识 (in Chinese), Beijing: 学苑出版社, page 282
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