ᡥᠣᡨᠣᠨ

Manchu

Etymology

Inherited from Jurchen *xotō, which is attested as [script needed] (*xoto-o-ni) in the genitive case.

A widespread Inner Asian Wanderwort; compare Mongolian хот (xot, “town”) and Ainu コタン (kotan, “village”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [χɔ.tʰɔn]

Noun

ᡥᠣᡨᠣᠨ • (hoton)

1. city wall
2. (by extension) walled city or town

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• ᡴ᠋ᡡᡴᡝ
  ᡥᠣᡨᠣᠨ (kūke hoton, “Hohhot”)
• ᡴᡠᡴᡠ
  ᡥᠣᡨᠣᠨ (kuku hoton, “Hohhot”)