thiền vu
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Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Sino-Vietnamese word from 單于.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰiən˨˩ vu˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰiəŋ˦˩ vʊw˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰiəŋ˨˩ vʊw˧˧] ~ [tʰiəŋ˨˩ jʊw˧˧]
Noun
[edit]- (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)