ᠪᡳᡨᡥᡝᠰᡳ
Manchu
Etymology
ᠪᡳᡨᡥᡝ (bithe, “text; book”) + -ᠰᡳ (-si). Probably a phono-semantic matching of Mongolian ᠪᠠᠭᠰᠢ (baɣsi, “master, trainer, teacher”)
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): [pitʰ.χə.ɕi]
Noun
ᠪᡳᡨᡥᡝᠰᡳ • (bithesi)
- (historical) scribe during the Qing Dynasty
Descendants
- → Chinese: 筆帖式/笔帖式 (bǐtièshì)