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# {{senseid|en|Q1062502}}{{lb|en|historical}} A [[supreme]] [[ruler]] of one or more [[nomadic]] tribes of [[Inner Asia]]n peoples, at some point between the 4th century [[BCE]] and the 4th century [[CE]]; most notably a ruler of the [[Xiongnu]]. |
# {{senseid|en|Q1062502}} {{lb|en|historical}} A [[supreme]] [[ruler]] of one or more [[nomadic]] tribes of [[Inner Asia]]n peoples, at some point between the 4th century [[BCE]] and the 4th century [[CE]]; most notably a ruler of the [[Xiongnu]]. |
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Revision as of 09:02, 26 June 2024
English
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
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- English terms derived from Middle Chinese
- English terms derived from Old Chinese
- English terms borrowed from Mandarin
- English terms derived from Mandarin
- English terms derived from Xiongnu
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- English indeclinable nouns
- English nouns with irregular plurals
- English terms with historical senses
- en:Heads of state
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