ᠸᠠᠮᠪᡳ

Manchu

Etymology

From Proto-Tungusic *wā-, compare Evenki вами (wami).

Pronunciation

Verb

ᠸᠠᠮᠪᡳ (wambi)

  1. to kill; to put to death; to execute
  2. to slaughter; to butcher
    1731, Yinzhen, 上諭八旗 [Dergi hese jakūn gūsa de wasimbuhangge]:
    ᡩᠠᠮᡠ
    ᡥᡡᡳᡯᠶ
    ᠰᡝ
    ᡳᡥᠠᠨ
    ᠸᠠᡵᠠ
    ᠪᡝ
    ᡥᡝᡨ᠌ᡥᡝ
    ᠣᠪᡠᡥᠠᠪᡳ᠉
    damu hūidzy se ihan wara be hethe obuhabi.
    Only Muslims make a living slaughtering cattle.

Conjugation

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