赫連
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Chinese[edit]
distinguished; awe-inspiring | even; as; to join even; as; to join; to link; successively | ||
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trad. (赫連) | 赫 | 連 | |
simp. (赫连) | 赫 | 连 |
Etymology[edit]
Reportedly transcription of a Xiongnu word for "sky". Chen (1998) relates this to 昊天 (OC *g'ôg-hlin) and proposes cognation with 祁連 (OC *g'ieg-lian), reportedly another transcription, and 天 (OC *hlin). See 天 for etymology.
Compare also Turkmen Gökleň (a tribe's name), which -if related- might have been re-analyzed as literally "green hobbler"[1] by folk etymology.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
赫連
- a surname
References[edit]
- ^ Vámbéry, Ármin (1864) Travels in Central Asia, London: John Murray, page 100