Ái Tân Giác La

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 愛新覺羅. Ultimately from Manchu ᠠᡳᠰᡳᠨ
ᡤᡳᠣᡵᠣ (aisin gioro), the “gold” family (Aisin) of the Yilan (Gioro) clan of the Jianzhou Jurchens.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔaːj˧˦ tən˧˧ zaːk̚˧˦ laː˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔaːj˨˩˦ təŋ˧˧ jaːk̚˦˧˥ laː˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔaːj˦˥ təŋ˧˧ jaːk̚˦˥ laː˧˧]

Proper noun

Ái Tân Giác La

1. (historical) Aisin Gioro, the Manchu family which established and ruled China's Qing dynasty.