English Explanatory Dictionary

Rouran

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A khaganate that ruled much of present-day Mongolia, northern China and southern Siberia from the mid-4th to the mid-6th centuries, formed from a tribal confederation of pre-Mongolic peoples of Donghu origin.
  2. The language of the Rouran khaganate.
noun
  1. A member of the Rouran khaganate.

Word forms

Rouran Ruanruan Jou-jan Jujan Rourans

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 柔然 (Róurán), from Rouran.

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