ᠪᡝ
Manchu
Etymology 1
From Proto-Tungusic *buu, compare Evenki бу (bu), Nanai буэ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pə/
Pronoun
ᠪᡝ • (be) (first-person plural exclusive nominative)
- we
See also
Manchu personal pronouns
Number | Person | Clusivity | Nominative | Genitive | Dative | Accusative | Ablative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | First | — | ᠪᡳ (bi) | ᠮᡳᠨᡳ (mini) | ᠮᡳᠨᡩᡝ (minde) | ᠮᡳᠮᠪᡝ (mimbe) | ᠮᡳᠨᠴᡳ (minci) |
Second | — | ᠰᡳ (si) | ᠰᡳᠨᡳ (sini) | ᠰᡳᠨᡩᡝ (sinde) | ᠰᡳᠮᠪᡝ (simbe) | ᠰᡳᠨᠴᡳ (sinci) | |
Third | — | ᡳ (i) | ᡳᠨᡳ (ini) | ᡳᠨᡩᡝ (inde) | ᡳᠮᠪᡝ (imbe) | ᡳᠨᠴᡳ (inci) | |
Plural | First | Exclusive | ᠪᡝ (be) | ᠮᡝᠨᡳ (meni) | ᠮᡝᠨᡩᡝ (mende) | ᠮᡝᠮᠪᡝ (membe) | ᠮᡝᠨᠴᡳ (menci) |
Inclusive | ᠮᡠᠰᡝ (muse) | ᠮᡠᠰᡝᡳ (musei) | ᠮᡠᠰᡝᡩᡝ (musede) | ᠮᡠᠰᡝᠪᡝ (musebe) | ᠮᡠᠰᡝᠴᡳ (museci) | ||
Second | — | ᠰᡠᠸᡝ (suwe) | ᠰᡠᠸᡝᠨᡳ (suweni) | ᠰᡠᠸᡝᠨᡩᡝ (suwende) | ᠰᡠᠸᡝᠮᠪᡝ (suwembe) | ᠰᡠᠸᡝᠨᠴᡳ (suwenci) | |
Third | — | ᠴᡝ (ce) | ᠴᡝᠨᡳ (ceni) | ᠴᡝᠨᡩᡝ (cende) | ᠴᡝᠮᠪᡝ (cembe) | ᠴᡝᠨᠴᡳ (cenci) |
Etymology 2
From Proto-Tungusic *-bA[1]. Compare with Jurchen harmonic variations of [script needed] (*bə), [script needed] (*bɑ), and [script needed] (*bo). Cognate with Udihe [script needed] (-wə), Oroch [script needed] (-wa); Nanai [script needed] (-wa), Ulch [script needed] (-wa), Orok [script needed] (-wa); Solon [script needed] (-wə), Evenki -вэ (-wə) / -ва (-wa) / -во (-wo), Negidal [script needed] (-wa), Even [script needed] (-w); etc.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pə/
Particle
ᠪᡝ • (-be)
- Forming the accusative case of the definite state, as the object in phrase ‘drinking the water’ (rather than ‘drinking water’)
- Forming the prolative case
See also
- ᡳ (-i), ᡩ᠋ᡝ᠋ (-de), ᠴᡳ (-ci), ᡩ᠋ᡝ᠋ᡵᡳ (-deri)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pə/
Particle
ᠪᡝ • (be)
- (literary) Used at the end of a sentence indicating affirmation, equivalent of Chinese 也 (yě).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pə/
Noun
ᠪᡝ • (be)
- birdseed
- bait
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pə/
Noun
ᠪᡝ • (be)
- crossbar yoking shafts of a carriage (equivalent of Chinese 輗 (ní))
Etymology 6
Borrowed from Chinese 伯 (bó).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pə/
Noun
ᠪᡝ • (be)
- Count (noble rank)
See also
- ᡤᡠᠩ (gung, “Duke”), ᡥᠣ (ho, “Marquis”), ᠵᡳᠩᡴᡳᠨᡳ
ᡥᠠᡶᠠᠨ (jingkini hafan, “Viscount”), ᠠᠰᡥᠠᠨ ᡳ
ᡥᠠᡶᠠᠨ (ashan i hafan, “Baron”)
Etymology 7
Borrowed from Chinese 白 (Bó).
Noun
ᠪᡝ • (be)
- (collective) Bai (people)
- ᠪᡝ ᡳ
ᠨᡳᠶ᠋ᠠᠯᠮᠠ ― a Bai person (literally, “a person of the Bai”) - ᠪᡝ ᡳ
ᡥᡝᡥᡝ ― be i hehe ― a Bai woman (literally, “a woman of the Bai”)
- ᠪᡝ ᡳ
References
- 『言語学大辞典』(1989) 第2巻【世界言語編】中さーに 三省堂