ᠪᡳᠶᠠ ᠵᡝᠮᠪᡳ

Manchu

Etymology

ᠪᡳᠶᠠ (biya, “moon”) +‎ ᠵᡝᠮᠪᡳ (jembi, “eat”); compare Chinese 月蝕／月蚀 (yuèshí).

Pronunciation

(standard) IPA^(key): [pja.t͡ʃəm.pi]

Verb

ᠪᡳᠶᠠ
ᠵᡝᠮᠪᡳ • (biya jembi)

to have an eclipse of the moon

See also

ᡧᡠᠨ
ᠵᡝᠮᠪᡳ (šun jembi)

References

Jerry Norman (2013) A Comprehensive Manchu-English Dictionary, Harvard University Press

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