The story
- Mandarin · borrowed from匈奴
- English todayXiongnu
Borrowed from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 匈奴 (Xiōngnú). Possibly a doublet of Hun; their relationship to the Huns is disputed.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Xiongnu
Today it means: An ancient nomadic-based people that formed a state or confederation north of the agriculture-based empire of the Han dynasty. Full definition →
Mandarin 匈奴