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manchu

/ˌmænˈt͡ʃuː/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.64 in modern English

Syllables
manchu
IPA
/ˌmænˈt͡ʃuː/
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person belonging to or descended from the indigenous people of Manchuria.

noun

A person belonging to the Qing Dynasty (Manchu Dynasty) of China.

Obsolete

name

The indigenous language of the Manchu people, spoken in Manchuria.

name

The Qing Dynasty (Manchu Dynasty).

Obsolete

name

A surname.

adj

Manchurian, referring to the Manchu(rian) people.

adj

Manchurian, referring to the Manchu language.

Etymology

Borrowed from Manchu ᠮᠠᠨᠵᡠ (manju), most likely from a native Proto-Tungusic word used to mean "a large river, Amur River" which is reconstructed as *Maŋgu by Benzing and *Mamgo by Hölzl. Alternatively might be from Sanskrit मञ्जुश्री (mañjuśrī, “Manjushri”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ᠮᠠᠨᠵᡠ, मञ्जुश्री

Usage

Inflected Forms

Manchus (plural) Mandchou (alternative, obsolete) Manchow (alternative, obsolete) Mancheoux (alternative, obsolete) Mantcheou (alternative, obsolete) Manzi (alternative, obsolete)

Phrases

Wiktionary’s coverage of Manchu terms ISO 639-2 code mnc

Frequently Paired Words

Manjuristics Wiktionary’s coverage of Manchu terms ISO 639-2 code mnc mnc

Synonyms

Manchurian manchu language qing qing dynasty ch'ing ch'ing dynasty manchu dynasty

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce manchu?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmænˈt͡ʃuː/.
What does manchu mean?
A person belonging to or descended from the indigenous people of Manchuria.
Where does manchu come from?
It is traced to Sanskrit.

How to pronounce manchu

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