tenno
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 天皇 (tennō), from Middle Chinese 天皇 (tʰen ɦwɑŋ) with the original sense of “heavenly sovereign”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɛnəʊ/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɛnəʊ
Noun
tenno (plural tennos)
Synonyms
Related terms
References
- Webster’s Third New International Dictionary lists only the spelling tenno, noting that it is often capitalized.
- Microsoft Encarta Online has no entry.
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 天皇 (tennō), from Middle Chinese 天皇 (tʰen ɦwɑŋ) with the original sense of “heavenly sovereign”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɛn.no/
- Rhymes: -ɛnno
- Hyphenation: tèn‧no
Further reading
- tenno in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin
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