ᡶᡝᡥᡳ

Manchu

Etymology

From Proto-Tungusic *pēyke.
The Tungusic term might be akin to Proto-Mongolic *hekin (“brain, head, beginning”), compare Mongolian эх (ex, “beginning”), and also akin to Proto-Turkic *beyŋi (“brain”), compare Turkish beyin. (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

(standard) IPA^(key): [fə.xi]

Noun

ᡶᡝᡥᡳ • (fehi)

brain

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