By Peter Dekker, July 27, 2013
Based on a list sent to me by my friend Philip Tom, connoisseur and restorer of antique arms and armour. It was in turn based on an early edition of Jerry Norman's Manchu-English lexicon. Abbreviated as "Norman" under source below, as I intend to add terms from other sources in the future.
TIP: If looking for a specific word, press CRTL-F (PC) or CMD-F (Apple) to open a search box and type the word you are looking for. It will highlight it.
Manchu script generated by anakv.com. A wonderful little website and a great help in my study of Manchu.
Möllendorf | Manchu | English | Source |
Aigan | ![]() |
Archery target | Norman |
Aldaku | ![]() | The wall behind the archery target | Norman |
Beri | ![]() |
Bow | Norman |
Beri arambi | ![]() |
Imperial bowyer's workshop | Norman |
Beri cambi | ![]() |
To draw a bow | Norman |
Beri cira | ![]() |
A taut bow | Norman |
Beri dobton | ![]() |
Bow case | Norman |
Beri faksi | ![]() |
Bow maker | Norman |
Beri fitheku | ![]() |
Crossbow | Norman |
Beri giru | ![]() |
Bow limb | Norman |
Beri ja | ![]() |
A light draw-weight bow | Norman |
Beri jafaku | ![]() |
Bow grip | Norman |
Beri tabumbi | ![]() |
to draw a bow | Norman |
Beri uhuken | ![]() |
A weak bow | Norman |
Behingge cooha | ![]() |
Archers | Norman |
Bokson | ![]() |
The bow ear | Norman |
Buha uihe beri | ![]() |
A bow made with the horn of a wild buffalo | Norman |
Cu niru | ![]() |
Fire arrow | Norman |
Darašambi | ![]() |
To stretch a bow fully taut | Norman |
Dashūwan | ![]() |
Bow case | Norman |
Dashūwan i muheren | ![]() |
Ring on a bow case | Norman |
Dolbi niru | ![]() |
Arrow smaller than a keifu | Norman |
Doroi yoro | ![]() |
A type of ceremonial arrow | Norman |
Dulimba sele | ![]() |
Metal clasp in center of bow case | Norman |
Dzun hūwa majan | ![]() |
Long slender arrow | Norman |
Fergetun | ![]() |
Archer's thumb ring | Norman |
Fitheku beri | ![]() |
Crossbow | Norman |
Fiyen | ![]() |
Fletching | Norman |
Ganada | ![]() |
Arrow with a duckbill-shaped point | Norman |
Garma | ![]() |
Arrow with four points for shooting small game | Norman |
Goro aigan gebtara kaciban | ![]() |
Arrow for long range target shooting | Norman |
Guye sele | ![]() |
Ornamental iron cover on quiver or bow case | Norman |
Halbaha | ![]() |
Arrow with a duckbill-shaped point | Norman |
Hente niru | ![]() |
Arrow with forked head | Norman |
Indan | ![]() |
Headless arrow | Norman |
Jan | ![]() |
Whistling arrow with perforated bone head | Norman |
Jangga niru | ![]() |
Whistling arrow with perforated bone head | Norman |
Jebele | ![]() |
Quiver | Norman |
Jekde moo | ![]() |
Pear-like tree with dark reddish brown bark used for decorative purposes. | Norman |
Jeke beri | ![]() |
Bow on which the horn lmella does not reach to the string notches | Norman |
Jeseri | ![]() |
Arrow with a bone head used for hunting birds | Norman |
Jorho | ![]() |
A pointed arrowhead with holes on each side | Norman |
Jorho fodoho | ![]() |
Salix gracilistyla - A type of willow from which arrow shafts were made | Norman |
Joro | ![]() |
Horn-tipped arrow | Norman |
Kacilan | ![]() |
Arrow used for target practice | Norman |
Kalbikū | ![]() |
Slender arrow with a small head for flight shooting | Norman |
Karkalan | ![]() |
Bark of wild peach tree, used where arrowhead is attached to the shaft | Norman |
Keifu | ![]() |
Arrow for large game, especially tiger | Norman |
Kiyokan | ![]() |
Small pointed knife used by arrowmaker | Norman |
Kuilelu | ![]() |
Mold or last for maintaining the shape of quivers, boots, hats, etc. | Norman |
Kuyerhen | ![]() |
Knot on a bowstring | Norman |
Luhu | ![]() |
Stunning arrow with no head, or pestle-shaped head, for shooting birds | Norman |
Majan | ![]() |
Long arrow with elongated head used in warfare | Norman |
Meiren | ![]() |
Sides of the bow grip | Norman |
Monggo yoro | ![]() |
(Mongol) arrow with square perforated birchwood head for shooting hare on rocky terrain | Norman |
Muheliyen jan | ![]() |
Round-headed whistling arrow with three holes | Norman |
Nama sirdan | ![]() |
Military arrow with spear-like head | Norman |
Nimaha gabtan šaka | ![]() |
Arrow with five-pronged head used for fishing | Norman |
Niru | ![]() |
Large arrow for war and hunting | Norman |
Niru belhere ba | ![]() |
Imperial arrow workshop | Norman |
Niru faski | ![]() |
Arrowmaker | Norman |
Nisuri | ![]() |
Device attached to the grip of a bow for a smoother release | Norman |
Niyamniyan | ![]() |
Arrow used in mounted archery | Norman |
Nu beri | ![]() |
Crossbow | Norman |
Oki yoro | ![]() |
Large wooden arrowhead | Norman |
Okto niru | ![]() |
Poisoned arrow | Norman |
Onco umiyesun | ![]() |
Leather belt from which the quiver is suspended | Norman |
Orgi | ![]() |
Sharp edges of the arrowhead | Norman |
Pokita | ![]() |
Perforated bone arrowhead | Norman |
Sacikū sirdan | ![]() |
Arrow with flat (chisel-like) head | Norman |
Sara | ![]() |
Seven iron pieces afficed to the bow case or quiver | Norman |
Sele garma | ![]() |
Arrow with iron head surrounded by four barbs, for shooting pheasant and hare | Norman |
Sikū | ![]() |
Leather of felt arrow-spacers in a quiver | Norman |
Sirdan | ![]() |
Military arrow with double-edged point | Norman |
Sisi jan | ![]() |
Arrow with hazelnut-shaped head of horn with three holes, for hunting | Norman |
Sisi niru | ![]() |
Similar to preceding entry but iron-headed | Norman |
Solon jan | ![]() |
Arrow with narrow steel head for warfare or thick-skinned game such as bear or boar Solon refers to the Solon tribe of Northern Manchuria |
Norman |
Solon majan | ![]() |
Similar to preceding, but longer | Norman |
Soncoho | ![]() |
String bridges on a bow (Cf. tebke | Norman |
Surbejen | ![]() |
Edge of arrowhead or knife | Norman |
Šajilan i sirdan | ![]() |
Birchwood arrow | Norman |
Šulihun | ![]() |
Arrow with pentagonal bone or horn head with five holes | Norman |
Tanggiku | ![]() |
Bamboo frame for preserving shape of relaxed bow | Norman |
Tanggiku i bukdambi | ![]() |
To bend a bow using such a device | Norman |
Tanggilakū | ![]() |
Crossbow | Norman |
Tasha gabtara niru | ![]() |
Arrow with short iron head for shooting recumbent tigers | Norman |
Tasha gabtara selmin niru | ![]() |
Crossbow bolt with long iron head | Norman |
Tasha gabtara yoro | ![]() |
Arrow with four-holed birchwood head used for rousing snoozing tigers | Norman |
Tatame niru | ![]() |
Arrow with short roundish head for hunting | Norman |
Tebke | ![]() |
String bridges of a bow (Cf. soncoho | Norman |
Teksin jan | ![]() |
Whistling arrow with flat bone point | Norman |
Teksin niru | ![]() |
Whistling arrow with flat point | Norman |
Teksin yoro | ![]() |
As above, but with bone point | Norman |
Tehe uihe beri | ![]() |
Ibex horn bow | Norman |
Temgetu niru | ![]() |
Signal arrow used by a commander | Norman |
Tiyelin | ![]() |
Short, sharp-pointed arrow for hunting birds | Norman |
Tunken i kemun | ![]() |
Round hole in the center of a target (tunken literally means "drum") | Norman |
Tunken lakiyara kemun | ![]() |
Suspended target made of felt | Norman |
Tunken yoro | ![]() |
Small bone-headed arrow used for target shooting | Norman |
Uhūma niru | ![]() |
Hunting arrow with demilune head | Norman |
Uli | ![]() |
bowstring | Norman |
Wehe selmin | ![]() |
Pellet crossbow | Norman |
Wen | ![]() |
Nock on an arrow | Norman |
Yaki | ![]() |
Case for a quiver | Norman |
Yoro | ![]() |
Arrow tipped with bone, horn, or wood | Norman |