ᡧᠠᠨ
Manchu
Etymology
From Proto-Tungusic *sian, compare Evenki се̄н (sēn) and Nanai сиан (sian).
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): [ʃan]
Noun
ᡧᠠᠨ • (šan)
- ear
- ᡧᠠᠨ ᡳ
ᡩᠠ ― šan i da ― root of the ear - ᡧᠠᠨ ᡳ
ᠰᡠᡳᡥᡝ ― šan i suihe ― earlobe
- ᡧᠠᠨ ᡳ
- flash pan (a small receptacle for priming powder, found next to the touch hole on muzzle-loading guns)