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Korean
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
- Phonetic hangul:
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | seonu |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | seon'u |
| McCune–Reischauer? | sŏnu |
| Yale Romanization? | sen.wu |
Etymology 1
Sino-Korean word from 單于, ultimately from Xiongnu.
Noun
- (historical) chanyu (a supreme ruler of one or more nomadic tribes of Inner Asian peoples, at some point between the 4th century BCE and the 4th century CE; most notably a ruler of the Xiongnu)
Etymology 2
Sino-Korean word from 鮮于. See there for further details.