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Ashina

/ɑːˈʃiːənɑː/

Ashina proper noun: the Turkic tribe who served as the ruling dynasty of the Göktürks during the First and Second Turkic Khaganates (552–603 and 682–744, respectively).

ashina: the Turkic tribe who served as the ruling dynasty of the Göktürks during the First and Second...
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Proper noun (1)

the Ashina

  1. The Turkic tribe who served as the ruling dynasty of the Göktürks during the First and Second Turkic Khaganates (552–603 and 682–744, respectively).

Proper noun (2)

Ashina

  1. A Japanese clan, which became distinct from the Miura branch of the Taira clan during the late Heian period, came to prominence during the Sengoku period, and which became extinct during the early Edo period with the death of its twenty-second head, 蘆(あし)名(な)千(せん)鶴(つる)丸(まる) (Ashina Sentsurumaru, 1650–1653).

Origin of Ashina

From Chinese 阿史那 (Āshǐnà).

From Japanese 蘆(あし)名(な) (Ashina, literally “reed-name”).

Questions about Ashina

What does Ashina mean?
Ashina means the Turkic tribe who served as the ruling dynasty of the Göktürks during the First and Second Turkic Khaganates (552–603 and 682–744, respectively).
What part of speech is Ashina?
Ashina is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Ashina?
Ashina is pronounced /ɑːˈʃiːənɑː/.

Words near Ashina in the dictionary

  1. ashikos
  2. ashiks
  3. Ashill
  4. ashily
  5. ashimmer
  6. Ashina
  7. ashine
  8. ashiness
  9. ashing
  10. ashings
  11. Ashington

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