chanyu

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Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 單于 (chányú); ultimately from Xiongnu.

Noun

chanyu (plural chanyu or chanyus)

(historical) 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.
Synonym: shanyu

Translations

Translations

Chinese:
Cantonese: 單于 (sim⁴ jyu⁴)

Hokkien: 單于 (siân-û)

Mandarin: 單于 (zh) (chányú)
Finnish: chanyu
French: chanyu m
German: Chanyu m
Japanese: 単于 (ja) (zen'u)
Korean: 선우 (seonu)
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Polish: no equivalent term in Polish, but see dowódca (pl) m
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Vietnamese: thiền vu

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