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 |