Meanings
- uncountableThe study of the Manchu language.
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Not all contemporary sinologists were as enthustiastic as Amiot about the utility of studying Manchu, but Amiot became one of the founding fathers of Manjuristics by publishing the first extensive dictionary of Manchu, and he was followed by a number of French, German and Russian orientalists who made valuable contributions to the study of the Manchu language.
2015, Pär Cassel, ““Spelling like a State”: Some Thoughts on the Manchu Origins of the Wade–Giles System”, in Central Asiatic Journal, volume 58, numbers 1-2, page 40
Origin
- mncᠮᠠᠨᠵᡠ
- EnglishManjuristics
From Manchu + -istics, influenced by Manchu ᠮᠠᠨᠵᡠ (manju).
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Chinese Mandarin 滿語研究 /满语研究
- 滿語研究 /满语研究 (mǎnyǔ yánjiū)the study of the Manchu language
Finnish mantšun tutkimus
- mantšun tutkimusthe study of the Manchu language
German Mandschuristik
- Mandschuristikthe study of the Manchu language
Polish mandżurystyka
- mandżurystykathe study of the Manchu language
Russian маньчжурове́дение
- маньчжурове́дение (manʹčžurovédenije)the study of the Manchu language
Cite this entry
Manjuristics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Manjuristics
“Manjuristics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Manjuristics. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Manjuristics,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Manjuristics.
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