ᠸᠠᠮᠪᡳ

Manchu

Etymology

From Proto-Tungusic *wā-, compare Evenki вами (wami).

Pronunciation

Verb

ᠸᠠᠮᠪᡳ • (wambi)

  1. to kill; to put to death; to execute
  2. to slaughter; to butcher
    • 1731, Yinzhen, 上諭八旗 [Dergi hese jakūn gūsa de wasimbuhangge]:
      ᡩᠠᠮᡠ
      ᡥᡡᡳᡯᠶ
      ᠰᡝ
      ᡳᡥᠠᠨ
      ᠸᠠᡵᠠ
      ᠪᡝ
      ᡥᡝᡨ᠌ᡥᡝ
      ᠣᠪᡠᡥᠠᠪᡳ᠉
      damu hūidzy se ihan wara be hethe obuhabi.
      Only Muslims make a living slaughtering cattle.

Conjugation

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