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Manchu.

A person belonging to or descended from the indigenous people of Manchuria.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌmænˈt͡ʃuː/

  1. A person belonging to or descended from the indigenous people of Manchuria.

  2. A person belonging to the Qing Dynasty (Manchu Dynasty) of China.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Manchu ᠮᠠᠨᠵᡠ (manju), most likely from a native Proto-Tungusic word used to mean "a large river, Amur River" which is reconstructed as *Maŋgu by Benzing and *Mamgo by Hölzl. Alternatively might be from Sanskrit मञ्जुश्री (mañjuśrī, “Manjushri”).

name/ˌmænˈt͡ʃuː/

  1. The indigenous language of the Manchu people, spoken in Manchuria.

  2. The Qing Dynasty (Manchu Dynasty).

    obsolete

  3. A surname.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Manchu ᠮᠠᠨᠵᡠ (manju), most likely from a native Proto-Tungusic word used to mean "a large river, Amur River" which is reconstructed as *Maŋgu by Benzing and *Mamgo by Hölzl. Alternatively might be from Sanskrit मञ्जुश्री (mañjuśrī, “Manjushri”).

adj/ˌmænˈt͡ʃuː/

  1. Manchurian, referring to the Manchu(rian) people.

    not-comparable

  2. Manchurian, referring to the Manchu language.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Manchu ᠮᠠᠨᠵᡠ (manju), most likely from a native Proto-Tungusic word used to mean "a large river, Amur River" which is reconstructed as *Maŋgu by Benzing and *Mamgo by Hölzl. Alternatively might be from Sanskrit मञ्जुश्री (mañjuśrī, “Manjushri”).

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