ᠨᡳᠣᡥᠣᠨ ᠠᠪᡴᠠ

Manchu

Etymology

ᠨᡳᠣᡥᠣᠨ (niohon, “(light) green”) +‎ ᠠᠪᡴᠠ (abka, “sky”). Semantically, compare Chinese 青天 (qīngtiān, “blue sky”) and 蒼天／苍天 (cāngtiān, “blue sky”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [niɔ.χɔn.ap.qʰa]

Noun

ᠨᡳᠣᡥᠣᠨ
ᠠᠪᡴᠠ • (niohon abka)

1. blue sky
   • 御製增訂清文鑑 卷一 天部 天文類 第一

     ᠠᠪᡴᠠᡳ
     ᠪᠣᠴᠣ
     ᠪᡝ
     ᠵᠣᡵᡳᠮᡝ
     ᡤᡳᠰᡠᡵᡝᠮᠪᡳᡥᡝᡩᡝ᠈
     ᠨᡳᠣᡥᠣᠨ
     ᠠᠪᡴᠠ
     ᠰᡝᠮᠪᡳ᠉

     abkai boco be jorime gisurembihede, niohon abka sembi.

     The word that refers to the color of the sky, is called blue sky.