Nhu Nhiên

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 柔然.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ɲu˧˧ ɲiən˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ɲʊw˧˧ ɲiəŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ɲʊw˧˧ ɲiəŋ˧˧]

Proper noun

Nhu Nhiên

  1. (historical) Rouran (a khaganate that ruled much of present-day Mongolia, northern China and southern Siberia from the mid-4th to the mid-6th centuries, formed from a tribal confederation of pre-Mongolic peoples of Donghu origin)
  2. (historical) Rouran (the language of the Rouran khaganate)
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