匈奴
Chinese
Hungary; thorax; chest | slave | ||
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trad. (匈奴) | 匈 | 奴 | |
simp. #(匈奴) | 匈 | 奴 |
Etymology
Schuessler (2014) reconstructs its 318 BCE pronunciation as *hoŋ-nâ and later *hɨoŋ-nɑ, which he suggests to be a Han or pre-Han transcription of foreign *Hŏna or *Hŭna, which may be connected to Sanskrit हूण (hūṇa), Huns, Latin Hunni, Ancient Greek Οὗννοι (Hoûnnoi) (ibid.; Pulleyblank, 2000).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
匈奴
- (historical) Xiongnu (ancient nomadic-based people that formed a state or confederation north of the agriculture-based empire of the Han dynasty)
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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匈 | 奴 |
きょう Hyōgaiji |
ど Grade: S |
on’yomi |
Kanji in this term | |
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匈 | 奴 |
Hyōgaiji | Grade: S |
irregular |
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