ᠨᡳᠩᡤᡠᠨ ᠠᠴᠠᠨ
Manchu
Etymology
From ᠨᡳᠩᡤᡠᠨ (ninggun, “six”) + ᠠᠴᠠᠨ (acan, “conjunction”). Calque of Chinese 六合.
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): [niŋ.ŋun.a.t͡ʃʰan]
Noun
ᠨᡳᠩᡤᡠᠨ
ᠠᠴᠠᠨ • (ninggun acan)
- the six directions – east, west, north, south, up and down
- (by extension) the whole country