ᠨᠣᠮᡥᠣᠨ

ᠨᠣᠮᡥᠣᠨ

Manchu

Etymology

From Classical Mongolian ᠨᠣᠮᠤᠬᠠᠨ (nomuqan, “tame; mild”), whence Mongolian номхон (nomxon).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [nɔm.χɔn]

Adjective

ᠨᠣᠮᡥᠣᠨ • (nomhon)

1. quiet
2. well-behaved and cautious; honest and simple

   1765, 金振夏 (Kim Chin-ha) et al., 清語老乞大 (Cheong-eo Nogeoldae) [Manchu Nogeoldae]:

   ᡝᡵᡝᡳ
   ᡩᠣᡵᡤᡳ
   ᡩᡝ
   ᠨᡳᡴᠠᠨ ᡳ
   ᠵᡠᠰᡝᡳ
   ᡨᠠᠴᡳᠨ
   ᡠᠮᡝᠰᡳ
   ᡝᡥᡝ᠈
   ᡴᡝᠮᡠᠨᡳ
   ᠴᠣᠣᡥᡳᠶᠠᠨ ᡳ
   ᠵᡠᠰᡝ
   ᠮᠠᠵᡳᡤᡝ
   ᠨᠣᠮᡥᠣᠨ
   ᡤᡝᠰᡝ᠉

   The habits of the Chinese dudes here are very bad; and the Korean dudes seem to be a little more well-behaved.

3. docile; tame