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Šolontu

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Šolontu (ᡧᠣᠯᠣᠨᡨᡠ)
GenderMale
Origin
Word/nameManchu
Meaning"horned dragon"

Šolontu (Manchu: ᡧᠣᠯᠣᠨᡨᡠ, Möllendorff: šolontu) is a Manchu masculine given name meaning "Qiulong (simplified Chinese: 虬龙; traditional Chinese: 虯龍; pinyin: qíulóng)"[1] or "small-horned dragon".[2][3][4] Alternative spelling or transliterations, such as Solontu[5] (Manchu: ᠰᠣᠯᠣᠨᡨᡠ, Möllendorff: solontu), Xolontu, and Sholontu,[4] are also existed.

Citations

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  1. ^ Yigeng 1994, p. 231
  2. ^ Norman 2013, pp. 347
  3. ^ An 1993, pp. 521, 558
  4. ^ a b Hu 1994, p. 656
  5. ^ An 1993, p. 521

References

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  • An, Shuangcheng (1993). 《满汉大词典》(A Comprehensive Dictionary of Manchu-Chinese). Liaoning Nationality Publishing House. ISBN 9787805273785.
  • Hu, Zengyi (1994). 新满汉大词典 (A Comprehensive Manchu-Chinese Dictionary). Xinjiang People's Publishing House. ISBN 9787228024049.
  • Norman, Jerry (2013). A Comprehensive Manchu-English Dictionary. Harvard University Asia Center. ISBN 9780674072138.
  • Yigeng (1994). 佳梦轩丛著 (A Collection of Jiamengxuan). Beijing Ancient Books. ISBN 9787530000861.

See also

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