ᡠᠵᡠ

Manchu

Etymology

From Jurchen 兀住 (/uǰu/), commonly derived from Proto-Tungusic *irge (“brain”), but vowels do not match this reconstruction.

Compare Evenki иргэ (irgə, “brain, mind”).

Noun

ᡠᠵᡠ (uju)

  1. head

Adjective

ᡠᠵᡠ (uju)

  1. main
  2. first
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