"tenno" meaning in All languages combined

See tenno on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈtɛnəʊ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-tenno.wav [US] Forms: tennos [plural], Tenno [alternative], Tennou [alternative], ten'no [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɛnəʊ Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 天皇(てんのう) (tennō), from Middle Chinese 天皇 (then hwang) with the original sense of “heavenly sovereign”. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|ja|-}} Borrowed from Japanese, {{ja-r|天皇|てんのう}} 天皇(てんのう) (tennō), {{der|en|ltc|天皇}} Middle Chinese 天皇 (then hwang) Head templates: {{en-noun}} tenno (plural tennos)
  1. The emperor of Japan as head of state and the head of the Japanese imperial family. Synonyms: mikado, God Emperor Related terms: Chrysanthemum Throne

Noun [Italian]

IPA: /ˈtɛn.no/
Rhymes: -ɛnno Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 天皇(てんのう) (tennō), from Middle Chinese 天皇 (then hwang) with the original sense of “heavenly sovereign”. Etymology templates: {{bor+|it|ja|-}} Borrowed from Japanese, {{ja-r|天皇|てんのう}} 天皇(てんのう) (tennō), {{der|it|ltc|天皇}} Middle Chinese 天皇 (then hwang) Head templates: {{it-noun|m|#}} tenno m (invariable)
  1. the official title of the emperor of Japan Tags: invariable, masculine
    Sense id: en-tenno-it-noun-yJxZ1-qj
  2. the emperor of Japan Tags: invariable, masculine
    Sense id: en-tenno-it-noun-Dyjn-l-x Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Heads of state, Japan, Monarchy Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 40 60 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 40 60 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 40 60 Disambiguation of Heads of state: 11 89 Disambiguation of Japan: 40 60 Disambiguation of Monarchy: 40 60
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0

Verb [Latin]

Forms: tennō [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|la|verb form|head=tennō}} tennō
  1. alternative form of tendō Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: tendō
    Sense id: en-tenno-la-verb-yrSHZuQa Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "ipa": "/ˈtɛn.no/"
    },
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    {
      "word": "mikado"
    },
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      "word": "God Emperor"
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}

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