thiền vu

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 單于.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰiən˨˩ vu˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰiəŋ˦˩ vʊw˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʰiəŋ˨˩ vʊw˧˧] ~ [tʰiəŋ˨˩ jʊw˧˧]

Noun

thiền vu

1. (historical) chanyu (a supreme ruler of one or more nomadic tribes of Inner Asian peoples, at some point between the 4th century BCE and the 4th century CE; most notably a ruler of the Xiongnu)