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wusun

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
wusun
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An ancient nomadic steppe people who lived in western Gansu in northwest China, near the Yuezhi people, and were defeated by the Xiongnu circa 176 BCE.

Etymology

From Mandarin 烏孫／乌孙 (Wūsūn) (lit. "Grandchildren/Descendants of the Crow/Raven").

Word Breakdown

Synonyms

Usun

Questions

What does wusun mean?
An ancient nomadic steppe people who lived in western Gansu in northwest China, near the Yuezhi people, and were defeated by the Xiongnu circa 176 BCE.
Where does wusun come from?
From Mandarin 烏孫／乌孙 (Wūsūn) (lit. "Grandchildren/Descendants of the Crow/Raven").

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