ᡤᠣᠯᠮᡳᠨ ᡠᠯᠠ

Manchu

Etymology

ᡤᠣᠯᠮᡳᠨ (golmin, “long”) +‎ ᡠᠯᠠ (ula, “river”). Calque of Chinese 長江／长江 (Cháng Jiāng, “Yangtze”, literally “long river”).

Pronunciation

(standard) IPA^(key): [qɔl.min.u.la]

Proper noun

ᡤᠣᠯᠮᡳᠨ
ᡠᠯᠠ • (golmin ula)

Yangtze; Chang Jiang (the longest river in China)

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