The name ""Jilin"" probably oreeginates frae Girin ula ᡤᡳ᠍ᡵᡳ᠌ᠨ ᡠᠯᠠ, a Manchu term meanin ""alang the river""; this wis transcribed intae Jilin wula (T: 吉林烏拉 / S: 吉林乌拉) in Cheenese, then shortened tae Jilin. The leeteral meanin o the Cheenese characters for ""Jilin"" is ""auspicious forest"".