ᡥᠣᡨᠣᠨ

Manchu

Etymology

Inherited from Jurchen *xotō, which is attested as [script needed] (*xoto-o-ni) in the genitive case.

A widespread Inner Asian Wanderwort; compare Mongolian хот (xot, “town”) and Ainu コタン (kotan, “village”).

Pronunciation

Noun

ᡥᠣᡨᠣᠨ • (hoton)

  1. city wall
  2. (by extension) walled city or town

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

  • ᡴ᠋ᡡᡴᡝ
    ᡥᠣᡨᠣᠨ     (kūke hoton, “Hohhot”)
  • ᡴᡠᡴᡠ
    ᡥᠣᡨᠣᠨ     (kuku hoton, “Hohhot”)
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