ᠰᠠᡥᠠᠯᡳᠶᠠᠨ

Manchu

Etymology

From Jurchen 撒哈良 (sa-ha-liang /⁠saxalian⁠/, “black”), from Proto-Tungusic *sakalīn (“black”). Compare also Evenki сакарӣн (sakarīn), Oroch сакаи (sakai), Ulch сахари (saxari), Orok сагари (sagari), сāри (sāri) and Nanai сахарин (saxarĩ).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [sa.χal.jan]

Adjective

ᠰᠠᡥᠠᠯᡳᠶᠠᠨ • (sahaliyan)

1. black

Derived terms

• ᠰᠠᡥᠠᠯᡳᠶᠠᠨ
  ᡠᠯᠠ (sahaliyan ula)

Noun

ᠰᠠᡥᠠᠯᡳᠶᠠᠨ • (sahaliyan)

1. black

   ᠰᠠᡥᠠᠯᡳᠶᠠᠨ:  

Descendants

• Chinese: 薩哈林 / 萨哈林 (Sàhālín)
• Russian: Сахали́н (Saxalín)

• English: Sakhalin (See there for more)
• Japanese: サハリン (Saharin)
• Korean: 사할린 (sahallin)

Proper noun

ᠰᠠᡥᠠᠯᡳᠶᠠᠨ • (sahaliyan)

1. 壬, the ninth of the ten heavenly stems
2. (historical) a Manchu clan during the Qing dynasty
3. a male given name

Coordinate terms

heavenly stems

• ᠠᠪᡴᠠᡳ
  ᠴᡳᡴᡨᡝᠨ (abkai cikten, “heavenly stems”)
• ᠨᡳᠣᠸᠠᠩᡤᡳᠶᠠᠨ (niowanggiyan): 甲
• ᠨᡳᠣᡥᠣᠨ (niohon): 乙
• ᠰᠠᡥᠠᠯᡳᠶᠠᠨ (sahaliyan): 壬
• ᠰᠠᡥᠠᡥᡡᠨ (sahahūn): 癸
• ᠰᠣᡥᠣᠨ (sohon): 己
• ᠰᡠᠸᠠᠶᠠᠨ (suwayan): 戊
• ᡧᠠᠨᠶᠠᠨ (šanyan) ᡧᠠᠩᡤᡳᠶᠠᠨ (šanggiyan): 庚
• ᡧᠠᡥᡡᠨ (šahūn): 辛
• ᡶ᠋ᡠᠯᠠᡥᡡᠨ (fulahūn): 丁
• ᡶ᠋ᡠᠯᡤᡳᠶᠠᠨ (fulgiyan): 丙