syogun

Indonesian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Japanese 将軍(しょうぐん) (shōgun).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈʃoɡun/ [ˈʃo.ɡʊn]
  • Rhymes: -oɡun
  • Syllabification: syo‧gun

Noun

syogun (plural syogun-syogun)

  1. shogun (supreme generalissimo of feudal Japan)

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

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

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

Noun

syogun (Jawi spelling شوݢون, plural syogun-syogun or syogun2)

  1. The supreme generalissimo of feudal Japan; shogun.

Further reading