單于
See also: 单于
Chinese
phonetic | |||
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trad. (單于) | 單 | 于 | |
simp. (单于) | 单 | 于 |
Etymology
Earliest extant attestations of this title (reconstructed as *darƣʷa) are in Chinese language inscriptions found in ruins of Xiongnu's capital 龍城/龙城 (Lóngchéng), in modern Mongolia.[1]
Cognate with Mongolian ᠳᠠᠷᠤᠭᠠ (daruɣ'a) / дарга (darga, “chief; head; governor”), Persian داروغه (dâruğe, “governor”), Old Turkic 𐱃𐰺𐰴𐰣 (tarqan, “commander”).
Related to 答剌罕 (“tarkhan”), 達魯噶/达鲁噶 (“darugha”), 達魯花赤/达鲁花赤 (“darughachi”).
Pronunciation
Noun
單于
- Chanyu, chief of the Xiongnu.
Proper noun
單于
- a surname
References
- Vovin, A. (2020). “Two Newly Found Xiōng-nú Inscriptions and Their Significance for the Early Linguistic History of Central Asia”, International Journal of Eurasian Linguistics, 2(2), 315-322. doi: https://doi.org/10.1163/25898833-12340036
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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單 | 于 |
ぜん Jinmeiyō | う Hyōgaiji |
goon | on’yomi |
Kanji in this term | |
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單 | 于 |
せん Jinmeiyō | う Hyōgaiji |
kan’on | on’yomi |
Noun
單于 or 單于 • (zen'u or sen'u) (kyūjitai, shinjitai 単于)
- Kyūjitai form of 単于 (“Chanyu”)
Korean
Hanja in this term | |
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單 | 于 |
Noun
單于 • (seonu) (hangeul 선우)
- Hanja form? of 선우 (“Chanyu”).
Vietnamese
Hán tự in this term | |
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單 | 于 |
Noun
單于
- chữ Hán form of thiền vu (“Chanyu”).