tenno

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See also: tennō and Tenno

English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Japanese 天皇(てんのう) (tennō), from Middle Chinese 天皇 (tʰen ɦwɑŋ) with the original sense of “heavenly sovereign”.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɛnəʊ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛnəʊ

Noun[edit]

tenno (plural tennos)

  1. The emperor of Japan as head of state and the head of the Japanese imperial family.

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References[edit]

  • Webster’s Third New International Dictionary lists only the spelling tenno, noting that it is often capitalized.
  • Microsoft Encarta Online has no entry.

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Japanese 天皇(てんのう) (tennō), from Middle Chinese 天皇 (tʰen ɦwɑŋ) with the original sense of “heavenly sovereign”.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

tenno m (invariable)

  1. the official title of the emperor of Japan
  2. the emperor of Japan

Further reading[edit]

  • tenno in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin[edit]

Verb[edit]

tennō

  1. Alternative form of tendō