"霊長" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Japanese]

IPA: [ɾe̞ːt͡ɕo̞ː] Forms: 霊長 [canonical] (ruby: (れい), (ちょう)), reichō [romanization], reityau [romanization], れいちやう [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: From Middle Chinese 靈長 (MC leng trjangX, literally “god, deity + master, chief”). Ultimately sourced from the 書経 (Shokyō, “Book of Documents”), one version of which is dated to the late Qin dynasty. Etymology templates: {{der|ja|ltc|-}} Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|靈長|id=1,2|lit=god, deity + master, chief}} 靈長 (MC leng trjangX, literally “god, deity + master, chief”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|れいちょう|hhira=れいちやう}} 霊(れい)長(ちょう) • (reichō) ^(←れいちやう (reityau)?)
  1. the master of all things, the most powerful of beings, the lord of creation Wikipedia link: Book of Documents, Qin dynasty Related terms: 霊長類 (reichōrui) (ruby: (れい), (ちょう), (るい)) (english: primate) [zoology, biology, natural-sciences], 霊長目 (reichōmoku) (ruby: (れい), (ちょう), (もく)) (english: primate) [zoology, biology, natural-sciences]
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