On the Origin of mu-Nominals in Manchu (original) (raw)

Saksaha. A Journal of Manchu Studies, 2021

Abstract

This brief contribution discusses the various origins of the Manchu mu-nominals. Non-borrowed words with the final segment mu can be of two types: lexemic (i.e., the mu-element is an indivisible part of the base) or morphemic (i.e., the mu-element is an unproductive nominal suffix). It is concluded that morphemic mu-nominals are actually irregular outcomes of words containing the well-known, though equally unproductive suffix -ma3. Therefore, there is no need to posit the existence of a suffix -mu in Manchu.

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