chanyu

English

Etymology

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

Noun

chanyu (plural chanyu or chanyus)

2. (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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• Vietnamese: thiền vu