ᡩᠣᡵᡤᡳ

ᡩᠣᡵᡤᡳ

Manchu

Etymology

From Proto-Tungusic *dō (“the internal organs”), compare Evenki догу (dogu), Nanai довой. See also Manchu ᡩᠣ (do).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [tɔr.ki]
• (Sibe) IPA^(key): [dœrχ]

Adjective

ᡩᠣᡵᡤᡳ • (dorgi)

1. inside; interior; internal; inner

   Antonym: ᡨᡠᠯᡝᡵᡤᡳ (tulergi)

   ᡩᠣᡵᡤᡳ
   ᠮᠣᠩᡤᠣ ― dorgi monggo ― Inner Mongolia

   • 1723, Tulišen, 異域錄 [Narrative of the Chinese Embassy to the Khan of the Tourgouth Tartars]:

     ᠪᡳᡨᡥᡝ
     ᠪᡝ
     ᠪᡳ
     ᠰᠠᠪᡠᡥᠠᡴᡡ
     ᠣᡶᡳ᠈
     ᡩᠣᡵᡤᡳ
     ᡨᡠᡵᡤᡠᠨ
     ᠪᡝ
     ᠰᠠᡵᡴᡡ᠉

     bithe be bi sabuhakū ofi, dorgi turgun be sarkū.

     I did not see the letter, thus do not know the inside story.

2. imperial

   ᡩᠣᡵᡤᡳ
   ᡥᠣᡨᠣᠨ ― dorgi hoton ― imperial palace

   ᡩᠣᡵᡤᡳ
   ᠣᡴᡨᠣᠰᡳ ― dorgi oktosi ― imperial physician

Derived terms

• ᡩᠣᡵᡤᡳ
  ᠠᠮᠪᠠᠨ (dorgi amban)
• ᡩᠣᡵᡤᡳ
  ᠪᠠ (dorgi ba)
• ᡩᠣᡵᡤᡳ
  ᠮᠣᠩᡤᠣ (dorgi monggo)
• ᡩᠣᡵᡤᡳ
  ᠶᠠᠮᡠᠨ (dorgi yamun)
• ᡩᠣᡵᡤᡳ
  ᡥᠣᡨᠣᠨ (dorgi hoton)