Meanings
- The original ethnonym of the early medieval Eurasian Avars
Synonyms: Varchunni
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounThe original ethnonym of the early medieval Eurasian Avars
Origin
A compound word probably alluding to the fusion of two Oghur tribes, Var and Chunni (Huns).
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Varchonitae. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Varchonitae
“Varchonitae.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Varchonitae. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Varchonitae,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Varchonitae.
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