syogun

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Japanese 将軍(しょうぐん) (shōgun), from Middle Chinese compound 將軍 (MC tsjang kjun). The “shogun” sense is originally short for 征夷大将軍(たいしょーぐん) (taishōgun, literally general who overcomes the barbarians).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʃo.ɡun/
  • IPA(key): /ʃɔ.ɡun/
  • Hyphenation: syo‧gun

Noun

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syogun (first-person possessive syogunku, second-person possessive syogunmu, third-person possessive syogunnya)

  1. shogun: supreme generalissimo of feudal Japan.

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Malay

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Etymology

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From Japanese 将軍(しょうぐん) (shōgun), from Middle Chinese compound 將軍 (MC tsjang kjun). The “shogun” sense is originally short for 征夷大将軍(たいしょーぐん) (taishōgun, literally general who overcomes the barbarians).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ʃo.ɡun], [ʃo.ɡən]
  • Rhymes: -un, -ən
  • Hyphenation: syo‧gun

Noun

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syogun (Jawi spelling شوݢون, plural syogun-syogun, informal 1st possessive syogunku, 2nd possessive syogunmu, 3rd possessive syogunnya)

  1. The supreme generalissimo of feudal Japan; shogun.

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