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jurchen

/ˈd͡ʒɜɹt͡ʃɛn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.36 in modern English

Syllables
ju-rchen
IPA
/ˈd͡ʒɜɹt͡ʃɛn/
19
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of a medieval and early modern Tungusic people, progenitors of the Manchus.

name

An extinct Tungusic language (code juc), related to Manchu.

Etymology

From a reconstruction of Jurchen *jörcen, attested via Middle Chinese 竹里真 (trjuwk li^X tsyin) and Khitan 𘲮𘯤𘰭 (*ju rả n), developed under the influence of Manchu ᠵᡠᡵᠴᡳᡨ (jurcit) and Classical Mongolian ᠵᠦᠷᠴᠢᠳ (ǰürčid). Vajda argues for a derivation from a Proto-Tungusic word meaning "reindeer people", cognate with the Orochs of Russia's Khabarovsk Province and the Oroks of Sakhalin.

Word Breakdown

  • Root: 竹里真, 𘲮𘯤𘰭, ᠵᡠᡵᠴᡳᡨ, ᠵᠦᠷᠴᠢᠳ, -

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈd͡ʒɜɹt͡ʃɛn/
  • British English: /ˈd͡ʒɜːt͡ʃɛn/

Inflected Forms

Jurchens (plural) Jurched (alternative) Jurchet (alternative) Jurgen (alternative, uncommon)

Synonyms

Nurchen Nuzhen Nuchen Nuzhi Nuchih Jin Eastern Tartars Golden Tartars

Questions

How do you pronounce jurchen?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈd͡ʒɜɹt͡ʃɛn/.
What does jurchen mean?
A member of a medieval and early modern Tungusic people, progenitors of the Manchus.
Where does jurchen come from?
From a reconstruction of Jurchen *jörcen, attested via Middle Chinese 竹里真 (trjuwk li^X tsyin) and Khitan 𘲮𘯤𘰭 (*ju rả n), developed under the influence of Manchu ᠵᡠᡵᠴᡳᡨ (jurcit) and Classical Mongolian ᠵᠦᠷᠴᠢᠳ (ǰürčid). Vajda argues for a derivation from a Proto-Tungusic word meaning "reindeer people", cognate with the Orochs of Russia's Khabarovsk Province and the Oroks of Sakhalin.

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