"Xiongnu" meaning in English

See Xiongnu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ʃɒŋˈnuː/, /ʃʊŋˈnuː/
Etymology: Borrowed from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 匈奴 (Xiōngnú). Possibly a doublet of Hun; their relationship to the Huns is disputed. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn-pinyin|-}} Hanyu Pinyin, {{bor|en|cmn|匈奴}} Mandarin 匈奴 (Xiōngnú), {{doublet|en|Hun|nocap=y}} doublet of Hun Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} Xiongnu pl (plural only)
  1. (historical) An ancient nomadic-based people that formed a state or confederation north of the agriculture-based empire of the Han dynasty. Wikipedia link: Xiongnu Tags: historical, plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Ethnonyms, Tribes Synonyms: Hsiung-nu (alt: Wade–Giles), Hiong-Nu, Hiong-nu, Hsiung-Nu, Hsiung-nu, Hunnu (alt: re-etymologization) Translations (ancient nomadic-based people): شيونغنو (Arabic), 匈奴 (Xiōngnú) (Chinese Mandarin), xiongnut [plural] (Finnish), xiongnu-kansa (Finnish), Xiongnu (French), 匈奴 (kyōdo) (Japanese), 흉노 (hyungno) (alt: 匈奴) (Korean), хүннү (xünnü) [Cyrillic] (Mongolian), ᠾᠦ᠋ᠩᠨ᠋ᠦ (hüngnü) [Mongolian] (Mongolian), شیونگنو (fârs) (Persian), ху́нну (xúnnu) (Russian), хунну́ (xunnú) (Russian), сю́нну (sjúnnu) (Russian), сюнну́ (sjunnú) (Russian), Asya Hun (Turkish), Hiung Nu (Turkish), Hung Nô (alt: 匈奴) (Vietnamese)

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