"ᠨᡳᡴᠠᠨ" meaning in Manchu

See ᠨᡳᡴᠠᠨ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [ni.qʰan] [standard] Forms: nikan [romanization]
Etymology: The etymology is "conventionally dismiss[ed] as indecipherable on the basis of available documentation". It was not used in fifteenth-century Jurchen. Speculative suggestions include: * Related to Classical Mongolian ᠬᠢᠲᠠᠳ (kitad, “China”). * Corrupted from Classical Mongolian [script needed] (nanggiyad, “Chinese, Ming Chinese”), from Chinese 南家 (“southern households”). * Corrupted from unknown element ni- + Chinese 漢／汉 (hàn, “Han Chinese”), perhaps 明漢 (“Ming Han, Han of the Ming dynasty”), as Manchu transcriptions of foreign words sometimes conflate the initial nasals. * Related to native Manchu verbs such as ᠨᡳᡴᡝᠮᠪᡳ (nikembi, “to lean on, to rely on”) and ᠨᡳᡴᡝᠪᡠᠮᠪᡳ (nikebumbi, “to prop up, to support”) with the original meaning of "servant", the meaning of which transferred to "Han Chinese" upon Jurchen/Manchu expansion, during which the conquered Han became subservient to the Manchus. Alexander Vovin considers this sort of semantic shift from a derogatory Proto-Tungusic root most likely, citing Negidal [script needed] (nikan, “Chinese, bandit, robber”), Udihe [script needed] (ningka, “Chinese, laborer, worker”), Oroch [script needed] (n'ingka, “slave, servant”), and other Tungusic forms, and says: *: "Regardless of the phonetic details, the semantic fit seems to be almost perfect: 'robber, slave, servant'—what could be more offensive to an enemy?" Etymology templates: {{unk|mnc|title="conventionally dismiss􂀿ed􂁀 as indecipherable on the basis of available documentation"}} "conventionally dismiss[ed] as indecipherable on the basis of available documentation", {{cog|cmg|ᠬᠢᠲᠠᠳ|t=China}} Classical Mongolian ᠬᠢᠲᠠᠳ (kitad, “China”), {{der|mnc|cmg||t=Chinese, Ming Chinese|tr=nanggiyad}} Classical Mongolian [script needed] (nanggiyad, “Chinese, Ming Chinese”), {{der|mnc|zh|南家|t=southern households}} Chinese 南家 (“southern households”), {{der|mnc|zh|漢|t=Han Chinese}} Chinese 漢／汉 (hàn, “Han Chinese”), {{zh-l|明漢|t=Ming Han, Han of the Ming dynasty}} 明漢 (“Ming Han, Han of the Ming dynasty”), {{der|mnc|tuw-pro|-}} Proto-Tungusic, {{cog|neg|t=Chinese, bandit, robber|tr=nikan}} Negidal [script needed] (nikan, “Chinese, bandit, robber”), {{cog|ude|t=Chinese, laborer, worker|tr=ningka}} Udihe [script needed] (ningka, “Chinese, laborer, worker”), {{cog|oac|t=slave, servant|tr=n'ingka}} Oroch [script needed] (n'ingka, “slave, servant”) Head templates: {{head|mnc|proper noun}} ᠨᡳᡴᠠᠨ • (nikan)
  1. a unisex given name meaning “Chinese” Categories (topical): Manchu female given names, Manchu given names, Manchu male given names, Manchu unisex given names, Nationalities
    Sense id: en-ᠨᡳᡴᠠᠨ-mnc-name-tQiSTg-V Disambiguation of Nationalities: 79 21 Categories (other): Manchu entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Manchu entries with incorrect language header: 66 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 71 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 78 22

Noun

IPA: [ni.qʰan] [standard] Forms: nikan [romanization]
Etymology: The etymology is "conventionally dismiss[ed] as indecipherable on the basis of available documentation". It was not used in fifteenth-century Jurchen. Speculative suggestions include: * Related to Classical Mongolian ᠬᠢᠲᠠᠳ (kitad, “China”). * Corrupted from Classical Mongolian [script needed] (nanggiyad, “Chinese, Ming Chinese”), from Chinese 南家 (“southern households”). * Corrupted from unknown element ni- + Chinese 漢／汉 (hàn, “Han Chinese”), perhaps 明漢 (“Ming Han, Han of the Ming dynasty”), as Manchu transcriptions of foreign words sometimes conflate the initial nasals. * Related to native Manchu verbs such as ᠨᡳᡴᡝᠮᠪᡳ (nikembi, “to lean on, to rely on”) and ᠨᡳᡴᡝᠪᡠᠮᠪᡳ (nikebumbi, “to prop up, to support”) with the original meaning of "servant", the meaning of which transferred to "Han Chinese" upon Jurchen/Manchu expansion, during which the conquered Han became subservient to the Manchus. Alexander Vovin considers this sort of semantic shift from a derogatory Proto-Tungusic root most likely, citing Negidal [script needed] (nikan, “Chinese, bandit, robber”), Udihe [script needed] (ningka, “Chinese, laborer, worker”), Oroch [script needed] (n'ingka, “slave, servant”), and other Tungusic forms, and says: *: "Regardless of the phonetic details, the semantic fit seems to be almost perfect: 'robber, slave, servant'—what could be more offensive to an enemy?" Etymology templates: {{unk|mnc|title="conventionally dismiss􂀿ed􂁀 as indecipherable on the basis of available documentation"}} "conventionally dismiss[ed] as indecipherable on the basis of available documentation", {{cog|cmg|ᠬᠢᠲᠠᠳ|t=China}} Classical Mongolian ᠬᠢᠲᠠᠳ (kitad, “China”), {{der|mnc|cmg||t=Chinese, Ming Chinese|tr=nanggiyad}} Classical Mongolian [script needed] (nanggiyad, “Chinese, Ming Chinese”), {{der|mnc|zh|南家|t=southern households}} Chinese 南家 (“southern households”), {{der|mnc|zh|漢|t=Han Chinese}} Chinese 漢／汉 (hàn, “Han Chinese”), {{zh-l|明漢|t=Ming Han, Han of the Ming dynasty}} 明漢 (“Ming Han, Han of the Ming dynasty”), {{der|mnc|tuw-pro|-}} Proto-Tungusic, {{cog|neg|t=Chinese, bandit, robber|tr=nikan}} Negidal [script needed] (nikan, “Chinese, bandit, robber”), {{cog|ude|t=Chinese, laborer, worker|tr=ningka}} Udihe [script needed] (ningka, “Chinese, laborer, worker”), {{cog|oac|t=slave, servant|tr=n'ingka}} Oroch [script needed] (n'ingka, “slave, servant”) Head templates: {{head|mnc|noun}} ᠨᡳᡴᠠᠨ • (nikan)
  1. Chinese, Han (person, people) Categories (place): China Derived forms: ᠨᡳᡴᠠᠨᡤᡳᠰᡠᠨ (nikan gisun) (english: Chinese language), ᠨᡳᡴᠠᠨᡥᡝᡵᡤᡝᠨ (nikan hergen) (english: Chinese character), ᠨᡳᡴᠠᡵᠠᠮᠪᡳ (nikarambi)
    Sense id: en-ᠨᡳᡴᠠᠨ-mnc-noun-KTN0Qa-v Disambiguation of China: 36 64

Alternative forms

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      "args": {
        "1": "ude",
        "t": "Chinese, laborer, worker",
        "tr": "ningka"
      },
      "expansion": "Udihe [script needed] (ningka, “Chinese, laborer, worker”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "oac",
        "t": "slave, servant",
        "tr": "n'ingka"
      },
      "expansion": "Oroch [script needed] (n'ingka, “slave, servant”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "The etymology is \"conventionally dismiss[ed] as indecipherable on the basis of available documentation\". It was not used in fifteenth-century Jurchen. Speculative suggestions include:\n* Related to Classical Mongolian ᠬᠢᠲᠠᠳ (kitad, “China”).\n* Corrupted from Classical Mongolian [script needed] (nanggiyad, “Chinese, Ming Chinese”), from Chinese 南家 (“southern households”).\n* Corrupted from unknown element ni- + Chinese 漢／汉 (hàn, “Han Chinese”), perhaps 明漢 (“Ming Han, Han of the Ming dynasty”), as Manchu transcriptions of foreign words sometimes conflate the initial nasals.\n* Related to native Manchu verbs such as ᠨᡳᡴᡝᠮᠪᡳ (nikembi, “to lean on, to rely on”) and ᠨᡳᡴᡝᠪᡠᠮᠪᡳ (nikebumbi, “to prop up, to support”) with the original meaning of \"servant\", the meaning of which transferred to \"Han Chinese\" upon Jurchen/Manchu expansion, during which the conquered Han became subservient to the Manchus. Alexander Vovin considers this sort of semantic shift from a derogatory Proto-Tungusic root most likely, citing Negidal [script needed] (nikan, “Chinese, bandit, robber”), Udihe [script needed] (ningka, “Chinese, laborer, worker”), Oroch [script needed] (n'ingka, “slave, servant”), and other Tungusic forms, and says:\n*: \"Regardless of the phonetic details, the semantic fit seems to be almost perfect: 'robber, slave, servant'—what could be more offensive to an enemy?\"",
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      "expansion": "ᠨᡳᡴᠠᠨ • (nikan)",
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}

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      "expansion": "Negidal [script needed] (nikan, “Chinese, bandit, robber”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ude",
        "t": "Chinese, laborer, worker",
        "tr": "ningka"
      },
      "expansion": "Udihe [script needed] (ningka, “Chinese, laborer, worker”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "oac",
        "t": "slave, servant",
        "tr": "n'ingka"
      },
      "expansion": "Oroch [script needed] (n'ingka, “slave, servant”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "The etymology is \"conventionally dismiss[ed] as indecipherable on the basis of available documentation\". It was not used in fifteenth-century Jurchen. Speculative suggestions include:\n* Related to Classical Mongolian ᠬᠢᠲᠠᠳ (kitad, “China”).\n* Corrupted from Classical Mongolian [script needed] (nanggiyad, “Chinese, Ming Chinese”), from Chinese 南家 (“southern households”).\n* Corrupted from unknown element ni- + Chinese 漢／汉 (hàn, “Han Chinese”), perhaps 明漢 (“Ming Han, Han of the Ming dynasty”), as Manchu transcriptions of foreign words sometimes conflate the initial nasals.\n* Related to native Manchu verbs such as ᠨᡳᡴᡝᠮᠪᡳ (nikembi, “to lean on, to rely on”) and ᠨᡳᡴᡝᠪᡠᠮᠪᡳ (nikebumbi, “to prop up, to support”) with the original meaning of \"servant\", the meaning of which transferred to \"Han Chinese\" upon Jurchen/Manchu expansion, during which the conquered Han became subservient to the Manchus. Alexander Vovin considers this sort of semantic shift from a derogatory Proto-Tungusic root most likely, citing Negidal [script needed] (nikan, “Chinese, bandit, robber”), Udihe [script needed] (ningka, “Chinese, laborer, worker”), Oroch [script needed] (n'ingka, “slave, servant”), and other Tungusic forms, and says:\n*: \"Regardless of the phonetic details, the semantic fit seems to be almost perfect: 'robber, slave, servant'—what could be more offensive to an enemy?\"",
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      "name": "head"
    }
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  "lang_code": "mnc",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Manchu female given names",
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        "Manchu male given names",
        "Manchu unisex given names"
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      "glosses": [
        "a unisex given name meaning “Chinese”"
      ],
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        [
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ni.qʰan]",
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  "word": "ᠨᡳᡴᠠᠨ"
}

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