頭曼
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Chinese
| phonetic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (頭曼) | 頭 | 曼 | |
| simp. (头曼) | 头 | 曼 | |
| anagram | 曼頭／曼头 | ||
Etymology
Borrowed from Xiongnu. Compare Mongolian түмэн (tümen, “ten thousand”) and Ottoman Turkish تومان (“ten thousand”).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄊㄡˊ ㄇㄢˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Tóumàn
- Wade–Giles: Tʻou2-man4
- Yale: Tóu-màn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Tourmann
- Palladius: Тоумань (Toumanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰoʊ̯³⁵ män⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Proper noun
頭曼
- (～單于) Touman: Touman Chanyu, the earliest named leader of the Xiongnu Empire