Written manchu akjan ‘thunder’
Written manchu akjan ‘thunder’
Author(s): José Andrés Alonso de la FuenteSubject(s): Theoretical Linguistics, Historical Linguistics, Comparative Linguistics, Philology
Published by: Akadémiai Kiadó
Keywords: historical and comparative linguistics; Tungusic languages; internal classification; palatalisation; archaism;
Summary/Abstract: The main goal of this brief contribution is to account for the etymology of Written Manchu akjan ‘thunder’. This word is an exception to the so-called “First Palatalisation” (Proto-Tunguic *TyV > Jurchen †C), since it appears in Late Jurchen as †a[k]dyan. Additionally, some interesting clues regarding the internal classification of the Tungusic languages, derived from the proposal of the First and Second Palatalisations, shall be commented upon.
Journal: Acta Orientalia Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae
- Issue Year: 66/2013
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 59-68
- Page Count: 10
- Language: English
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