ᡩᠠ

Manchu
FWOTD – 8 September 2020

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Jurchen (*da), from Proto-Tungusic *daga (“root”).

Noun

ᡩᠠ • (da) (plural ᡩᠠᡨᠠ)

  1. root, foot, source, origin
  2. head, chief, ringleader
    • ᡤᠠᡧᠠᠨ ᡳ
      ᡩᠠ
      ᡨᡠ᠋ᠰᠣᡴᡠᡵᡩᡝ᠋ᠩᡤᡳ      [1]
      chief of the village Tusokurdenggi
Derived terms
Descendants
  • → Classical Mongolian: ᠳ᠋ᠠ (da)
    • Mongolian:
      Mongolian script: ᠳ᠋ᠠ (da)
      Cyrillic script: даа (daa)
    • → Tuvan: даа (daa)
  • → Daur: daa

Adjective

ᡩᠠ • (da)

  1. original

Adverb

ᡩᠠ • (da)

  1. originally

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

ᡩᠠ • (da)

  1. A unit of measurement.

Classifier

ᡩᠠ • (da)

  1. A generic classifier.

Verb

ᡩᠠ • (da)

  1. imperative of ᡩᠠᠮᠪᡳ (dambi)

References
  1. 『カラフトナヨロ惣乙名文書』第二文書 北海道大学付属図書館蔵　乾隆四十年三月二十日(1775), Karafuto Nayoro Documents, No.2 Document (In Manchu language), a document in which a Chinese Qing Dynasty local official (the Deputy lieutenant-general of Ningguta) urged the Sakhalin Ainu chief to tribute.
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