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- Title
Jurcico-Manchurica: "short-legged bear".
- Authors
Tang, John
- Abstract
The Jurchen-Manchu terms for the so-called "short-legged bear" are, graphically and etymologically, analyzed as some kind of Mustelidae, similar to beaver or otter, while far from the Ursidae. Simultaneously, -n(i)- ~ -1(i)- ~ -r(i)- approximation, as a significant phonetic law, can be widespread in the Jurchen writing system. During the analytical procedure, there comes a further decipherment of three other Jurchenograms: ...*(a)quri "pine-cone", ...*phuli "backward", ...*baila "animal's hair or fur", together with some revisions of the content in EDAL as well.
- Subjects
JURCHEN language; CHINESE language; BEARS; MUSTELIDAE; PHONETICS
- Publication
Journal of Sino-Western Communications, 2012, Vol 4, Issue 2, p45
- ISSN
2153-0114
- Publication type
Article