adj · name · noun · 10 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˌmænˈt͡ʃuː/
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rhymes with -uː
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1
adj
Meaning 1
Manchurian, referring to the Manchu(rian) people.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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2
adj
Meaning 2
Manchurian, referring to the Manchu language.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Antonyms: none provided
3
name
Meaning 3
The indigenous language of the Manchu people, spoken in Manchuria.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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4
name
Meaning 4
The Qing Dynasty (Manchu Dynasty).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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5
name
Meaning 5
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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6
noun
Meaning 6
A person belonging to or descended from the indigenous people of Manchuria.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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7
noun
Meaning 7
A person belonging to the Qing Dynasty (Manchu Dynasty) of China.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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8
noun
Meaning 8
the Tungusic language spoken by the Manchu
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: Tungusic, Tungusic language
9
noun
Meaning 9
the last imperial dynasty of China (from 1644 to 1912) which was overthrown by revolutionaries; during the Qing dynasty China was ruled by the Manchu
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
a member of the Manchu speaking people of Mongolian race of Manchuria; related to the Tungus; conquered China in the 17th century
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Tungusic
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Manchu ᠮᠠᠨᠵᡠ (manju), most likely from a native Proto-Tungusic word used to mean "a large river, Amur River" which is reconstructed as *Maŋgu by Benzing and *Mamgo by Hölzl. Alternatively might be from Sanskrit मञ्जुश्री (mañjuśrī, “Manjushri”).
Across languages
Translations
195 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
մանջուրական
(manǰurakan)
— Manchurian, referring to the Manchu(rian) people
Bulgarian:
манджурски
(mandžurski)
— Manchurian, referring to the Manchu(rian) people
Catalan:
manxú
— Manchurian, referring to the Manchu(rian) people
Chinese Mandarin:
滿人的 /满人的
(mǎnrén de)
— Manchurian, referring to the Manchu(rian) people
Chinese Mandarin:
滿洲的 /满洲的
(Mǎnzhōu de)
— Manchurian, referring to the Manchu(rian) people
Chinese Mandarin:
滿族的 /满族的
(Mǎnzú de)
— Manchurian, referring to the Manchu(rian) people
Finnish:
mantšu
— Manchurian, referring to the Manchu(rian) people
Finnish:
mantšurialainen
— Manchurian, referring to the Manchu(rian) people
French:
mandchou
— Manchurian, referring to the Manchu(rian) people
Hungarian:
mandzsu
— Manchurian, referring to the Manchu(rian) people
Italian:
mancese
— Manchurian, referring to the Manchu(rian) people
Italian:
manciuriano
— Manchurian, referring to the Manchu(rian) people
Korean:
만주인의
(manju'inui)
— Manchurian, referring to the Manchu(rian) people
Macedonian:
манџурски
(mandžurski)
— Manchurian, referring to the Manchu(rian) people
Manchu:
ᠮᠠᠨᠵᡠᡳ
(manjui)
— Manchurian, referring to the Manchu(rian) people
Manchu:
ᠮᠠᠨᠵᡠ ᡳ
(manju-i)
— Manchurian, referring to the Manchu(rian) people
Mongolian:
манж
(manž)
— Manchurian, referring to the Manchu(rian) people
Polish:
mandżurski
— Manchurian, referring to the Manchu(rian) people
Portuguese:
manchu
— Manchurian, referring to the Manchu(rian) people
Portuguese:
manchuriano
— Manchurian, referring to the Manchu(rian) people
Russian:
маньчжу́рский
(manʹčžúrskij)
— Manchurian, referring to the Manchu(rian) people
Spanish:
manchú
— Manchurian, referring to the Manchu(rian) people
Swedish:
manchuisk
— Manchurian, referring to the Manchu(rian) people
Tagalog:
Mantsu
— Manchurian, referring to the Manchu(rian) people
Tibetan:
མན་ཇུ
(man ju)
— Manchurian, referring to the Manchu(rian) people
Xibe:
ᠮᠠᠨᡪᡠ ᡠᡣᠰᡠᠷᠠ ᡞ
(manju uksura -i)
— Manchurian, referring to the Manchu(rian) people
Armenian:
մանջուրերեն
(manǰureren)
— Manchurian, referring to the Manchu language
Bulgarian:
манджурски
(mandžurski)
— Manchurian, referring to the Manchu language
Catalan:
manxú
— Manchurian, referring to the Manchu language
Chinese Mandarin:
滿語的 /满语的
(mǎnyǔ de)
— Manchurian, referring to the Manchu language
Finnish:
mantšu
— Manchurian, referring to the Manchu language
Finnish:
mantšurialainen
— Manchurian, referring to the Manchu language
French:
mandchou
— Manchurian, referring to the Manchu language
Hungarian:
mandzsu
— Manchurian, referring to the Manchu language
Italian:
mancese
— Manchurian, referring to the Manchu language
Korean:
만주어의
(manjueoui)
— Manchurian, referring to the Manchu language
Macedonian:
манџурски
(mandžurski)
— Manchurian, referring to the Manchu language
Manchu:
ᠮᠠᠨᠵᡠ ᡤᡳᠰᡠᠨ ᡳ
(manju gisun-i)
— Manchurian, referring to the Manchu language
Mongolian:
манж хэлний
(manž xelnii)
— Manchurian, referring to the Manchu language
Polish:
mandżurski
— Manchurian, referring to the Manchu language
Portuguese:
manchu
— Manchurian, referring to the Manchu language
Portuguese:
manchuriano
— Manchurian, referring to the Manchu language
Russian:
маньчжу́рский
(manʹčžúrskij)
— Manchurian, referring to the Manchu language
Spanish:
manchú
— Manchurian, referring to the Manchu language
Swedish:
manchuisk
— Manchurian, referring to the Manchu language
Xibe:
ᠮᠠᠨᡪᡠ ᡤᡞᠰᡠᠨ ᡞ
— Manchurian, referring to the Manchu language
Abkhaz:
Аманчжур бызшәа
(Amančẑur bəzŝwa)
— language
Afrikaans:
Mantsjoe
— language
Arabic:
لغة المانشو
— language
Arabic:
لغه مانشو
— language
Armenian:
մանջուրերեն
(manǰureren)
— language
Asturian:
Idioma manchú
— language
Azerbaijani:
Mancur dili
— language
Basque:
Mantxuera
— language
Belarusian:
Маньчжурская мова
(Manʹčžurskaja móva)
— language
Breton:
Manchoueg
— language
Bulgarian:
манджурски
(mandžurski)
— language
Catalan:
Manxú
— language
Chagatai:
مانجو
(mānjw)
— language
Literary Chinese:
滿洲語
(Mǎnzhōuyǔ)
— language
Literary Chinese:
清語
(Qīngyǔ)
— language
Chinese Mandarin:
滿語 /满语
(Mǎnyǔ)
— language
Corsican:
mancese
— language
Czech:
mandžuština
— language
Daur:
манж хэль
(manž helʹ)
— language
Dutch:
Mantsjoe
— language
Dutch:
Mantsjoerijs
— language
Esperanto:
Manĉura lingvo
— language
Estonian:
Mandžu keel
— language
Fiji Hindi:
Manchu bhasa
— language
Finnish:
mantšu
— language
French:
mandchou
— language
North Frisian:
Mandschuurisk spriak
— language
Gagauz:
Mançu dili
— language
Galician:
Lingua manchú
— language
Georgian:
მანჩუ ენა
(manču ena)
— language
Greek:
Γλώσσα Μαντσού
(Glóssa Mantsoú)
— language
Hausa:
Yaren Manchu
— language
Hebrew:
מנצ׳ורית
— language
Hindi:
मांचु भाषा
(māñcu bhāṣā)
— language
Hungarian:
mandzsu
— language
Indonesian:
Bahasa Manchu
— language
Italian:
mancese
— language
Japanese:
満洲語
(manshūgo)
— language
Japanese:
満州語
(manshūgo)
— language
Kazakh:
манжұр тілі
(manjūr tılı)
— language
Komi-Zyrian:
Маньчжур кыв
(Mańćžur kyv)
— language
Korean:
만주어
(manjueo)
— language
Kyrgyz:
Манжур тили
(Manjur tili)
— language
Latin:
Lingua Mandshurica
— language
Latvian:
Mandžūru valoda
— language
Lithuanian:
Mandžiūrų kalba
— language
Macedonian:
манџурски
(mandžurski)
— language
Malay:
Bahasa Mancu
— language
Manchu:
ᠮᠠᠨᠵᡠ ᡤᡳᠰᡠᠨ
(manju gisun)
— language
Mongolian:
ᠮᠠᠨᠵᠤ ᠬᠡᠯᠡ
(manǰu kele)
— language
Mongolian:
манж хэл
(manž xel)
— language
Norwegian:
Mandsjuisk
— language
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Mandsju
— language
Occitan:
Manchó
— language
Orok:
Манӡу кэсэни
(Manʒu kəsəni)
— language
Oroqen:
mantɕʊ urkul
— language
Oroqen:
mantɕi urkul
— language
Persian:
زبان_منچو
— language
Polish:
mandżurski
— language
Portuguese:
manchu
— language
Punjabi:
ਮਾਂਚੂ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ
(māñcū bhāśā)
— language
Punjabi:
مانچو_بولی
— language
Romanian:
manciuriană
— language
Russian:
маньчжу́рский
(manʹčžúrskij)
— language
Scots:
Manchu leid
— language
Serbo-Croatian:
Манџурски језик
— language
Silesian:
Mandżurskŏ gŏdka
— language
Lower Sorbian:
Mandžuska rěc
— language
Spanish:
manchú
— language
Spanish:
Idioma manchú
— language
Swahili:
Kimanchu
— language
Swedish:
manchuiska
— language
Tagalog:
Mantsu
— language
Tajik:
Забони манчжу
(Zabon-i mančžu)
— language
Tatar:
Маньчжур теле
(Manʹçjur tele)
— language
Thai:
ภาษาแมนจู
— language
Tibetan:
མཉཛུའི་སྐད
(mnydzu'i skad)
— language
Turkish:
Mançuca
— language
Turkmen:
Mançjur dili
— language
Ukrainian:
Маньчжурська мова
(Manʹčžursʹka mova)
— language
Ulch:
Мандю xэсэни
— language
Urdu:
مانچو_زبان
— language
Uyghur:
مانجۇ تىلى
(manju tili)
— language
Uyghur:
مانجۇچە
(manjuche)
— language
Uzbek:
Manjur tili
— language
Vietnamese:
Tiếng Mãn
— language
Xibe:
ᠮᠠᠨ᠋ᡪᡠ ᡤᡞᠰᡠᠨ
(manju gisun)
— language
Zazaki:
Mançuki (diq)
— language
Zhuang:
Manj
— language
Southern Altai:
манјы
(manǰï)
— member of the people
Southern Altai:
манјы кижи
(manǰï kiži)
— member of the people
Armenian:
մանջուր
(manǰur)
— member of the people
Armenian:
մանջուրացի
(manǰuracʻi)
— member of the people
Bulgarian:
манджур
(mandžur)
— member of the people
Bulgarian:
манджурка
(mandžurka)
— member of the people
Buryat:
манжа
(manža)
— member of the people
Buryat:
манжа хүн
(manža xün)
— member of the people
Catalan:
manxú
— member of the people
Chagatai:
مانجو
— member of the people
Literary Chinese:
滿洲
(Mǎnzhōu)
— member of the people
Chinese Mandarin:
滿族人 /满族人
(Mǎnzúrén)
— member of the people
Chinese Mandarin:
滿族 /满族
(Mǎnzú)
— member of the people
Chinese Mandarin:
滿人 /满人
(Mǎnrén)
— member of the people
Chinese Mandarin:
滿洲人 /满洲人
(Mǎnzhōurén)
— member of the people
Czech:
Mandžu
— member of the people
Czech:
Mandžujka
— member of the people
Dutch:
Mantsjoe
— member of the people
Esperanto:
manĉuro
— member of the people
Finnish:
mantšu
— member of the people
French:
Mandchou
— member of the people
French:
Mandchoue
— member of the people
French:
mandchou
— member of the people
Hindi:
मंचू
(mañchū)
— member of the people
Hungarian:
mandzsu
— member of the people
Italian:
manciù
— member of the people
Italian:
mancese
— member of the people
Japanese:
満洲人
(manshūjin)
— member of the people
Japanese:
満州人
(manshūjin)
— member of the people
Kazakh:
манжұр
(manjūr)
— member of the people
Kazakh:
манжур
(manjur)
— member of the people
Khmer:
ម៉ាន់ជូ
(mancuu)
— member of the people
Korean:
만주인
(manju'in)
— member of the people
Macedonian:
Манџурец
(Mandžurec)
— member of the people
Macedonian:
Манџурка
(Mandžurka)
— member of the people
Manchu:
ᠮᠠᠨᠵᡠ
(manju)
— member of the people
Manchu:
ᠮᠠᠨᠵᡠᠰᠠ
(manjusa)
— member of the people
Classical Mongolian:
ᠮᠠᠨᠵᠤ
(manǰu)
— member of the people
Classical Mongolian:
ᠮᠠᠨᠵᠤ ᠬᠦᠮᠦᠨ
(manǰu kümün)
— member of the people
Mongolian:
манж
(manž)
— member of the people
Mongolian:
манж хүн
(manž xün)
— member of the people
Mongolian:
ᠮᠠᠨᠵᠤ
(manǰu)
— member of the people
Mongolian:
ᠮᠠᠨᠵᠤ ᠬᠦᠮᠦᠨ
(manǰu kümün)
— member of the people
Polish:
Mandżur
— member of the people
Polish:
Mandżurka
— member of the people
Portuguese:
manchu
— member of the people
Russian:
маньчжу́р
(manʹčžúr)
— member of the people
Russian:
маньчжу́рка
(manʹčžúrka)
— member of the people
Spanish:
manchú
— member of the people
Swedish:
manchu
— member of the people
Swedish:
manchurier
— member of the people
Tagalog:
Mantsu
— member of the people
Tibetan:
མན་ཇུ་མི
(man ju mi)
— member of the people
Tibetan:
མཉྫུའི་མི
(mnydzu'i mi)
— member of the people
Turkish:
Mançu
— member of the people
Tuvan:
манчы
(mançı)
— member of the people
Tuvan:
манчы кижи
(mançı kiji)
— member of the people
Ukrainian:
маньчжу́р
(manʹčžúr)
— member of the people
Ukrainian:
маньчжу́рка
(manʹčžúrka)
— member of the people
