ᠪᡳᠶᠠ

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Manchu[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Tungusic *biaga.[1] Cognate with Evenki бега (bega), Nanai биа (bia), Oroqen bɛ꞉.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ᠪᡳᠶᠠ (biya)

  1. moon
  2. month

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Vovin, Alexander (2013). Why Koreanic is not Demonstrably Related to Tungusic (conference presentation). Seongnam, Korea.