ᠰᠠᡵᡤᠠᠨ ᠵᡠᡳ

Manchu

Etymology

Compound of ᠰᠠᡵᡤᠠᠨ (sargan, “wife”) +‎ ᠵᡠᡳ (jui, “child”), probably a calque of Chinese 女子 (nǚzǐ) or Chinese 女兒／女儿 (nǚ'ér).

Pronunciation

(standard) IPA^(key): [sar.qan.t͡ʃui]

Noun

ᠰᠠᡵᡤᠠᠨ
ᠵᡠᡳ • (sargan jui)

daughter
girl
(referring to a woman) virgin
- 1708, Lanling Xiaoxiao Sheng, translated by unknown, ᡤᡳᠨ
  ᡦᡳᠩ
  ᠮᡝᡳ
  ᠪᡳᡨᡥᡝ [gin ping mei bithe, The Plum in the Golden Vase]:
  ᠠᠮᠠᠯᠠ
  ᠨᡳᠶᠠᠯᠮᠠ
  ᡤᠠᡳᡶᡳ
  ᠰᠠᡵᡤᠠᠨ
  ᠵᡠᡳ
  ᠸᠠᡴᠠ
  ᠰᡝᠮᡝ
  ᡥᠣᡴᠣᡶᡳ᠈
  ᡩᠠᠨᠴᠠᠨ
  ᡩᡝ
  ᡠᠩᡤᡳᡥᡝᠪᡳ᠉
  amala niyalma gaifi sargan jui waka seme hokofi, dancan de unggihebi.
  Later on, she was married to a certain man. Then she was repudiated and sent back to her parents' home, because people said she is not a virgin.

Derived terms

ᡳᠨᠠ
ᠰᠠᡵᡤᠠᠨ
ᠵᡠᡳ (ina sargan jui)

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