선우

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰʌ̹nu]
• Phonetic hangul: [서누]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	seonu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	seon'u
McCune–Reischauer?	sŏnu
Yale Romanization?	sen.wu

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 單于, ultimately from Xiongnu.

Noun

선우 • (seonu) (hanja 單于)

1. (historical) chanyu (a supreme ruler of one or more nomadic tribes of Inner Asian peoples, at some point between the 4th century BCE and the 4th century CE; most notably a ruler of the Xiongnu)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 鮮于. See there for further details.

Proper noun

선우 • (Seonu) (hanja 鮮于)

1. a surname, Sun-woo