Some thoughts on "Onomastica Manjurica"

The main goal of this paper is to put forward the hypothesis that (Dynastic) Manchu depreciating names may be relics of a well-known Tungusic(-Eurasian) naming custom. It is a common practice among many Eurasian societies to name children with derogatory terms aiming at averting evil influences or b...

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Autor: Alonso de la Fuente, José Andrés
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2014
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:168887
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/168887
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Derogatory names
Manchú
Manxú
Noms derogatoris
Manchu
Nombres derogatorios
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Sumario:The main goal of this paper is to put forward the hypothesis that (Dynastic) Manchu depreciating names may be relics of a well-known Tungusic(-Eurasian) naming custom. It is a common practice among many Eurasian societies to name children with derogatory terms aiming at averting evil influences or bad luck on them.