huno

Meaning

Noun

1. (masculine) Hun (member of an ancient Turkic nomadic tribe)
2. (masculine) Hunnic (language of the Huns)

Adj

Hunnic (of or relating to the Huns)

Concepts

Hun

Synonyms

Hunos

Translations

Hun

Hun

huno

Hunne

unno

Unno

hun

Hun

Hunnin

ούνος

Ούννος

hun

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈũ.nu/

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin Hunnus, from Koine Greek Χοῦνοι (Khoûnoi) or Χουνοί (Khounoí), borrowed through Middle Iranian, apparently ultimately from Turkic *Hun-yü, the name of a tribe (they were known in China as Xiongnu). More at Huns.