阿史那

Chinese

		phonetic
simp. and trad. (阿史那)		阿	史	那

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Āshǐnà

  (Zhuyin): ㄚ ㄕˇ ㄋㄚˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Āshǐnà
    • Zhuyin: ㄚ ㄕˇ ㄋㄚˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Ashǐhnà
    • Wade–Giles: A¹-shih³-na⁴
    • Yale: Ā-shř-nà
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Ashyynah
    • Palladius: Ашина (Ašina)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀä⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ nä⁵¹/

Proper noun

阿史那

1. (historical) name of a she-wolf associated with the Göktürk foundation myth.
2. (historical) surname of the ruling tribe and dynasty of the Göktürks.

   • 突厥之先，平涼雜胡也，姓阿史那氏。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
     突厥之先，平凉杂胡也，姓阿史那氏。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Book of Sui, 636 CE

     Tūjué zhī xiān, Píngliáng záhú yě, xìng Āshǐnà shì. [Pinyin]

     The Tujue's ancestors were assorted barbarians from Pingliang, surnamed Ashina.

Descendants

• → English: Ashina