Nhu Nhiên

== Vietnamese == === Etymology === Sino-Vietnamese word from 柔然. === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ɲu˧˧ ɲiən˧˧] (Huế) IPA(key): [ɲʊw˧˧ ɲiəŋ˧˧] (Saigon) IPA(key): [ɲʊw˧˧ ɲiəŋ˧˧] === Proper noun === Nhu Nhiên (historical) Rouran (a khaganate that ruled much of present-day Mongolia, northern China and southern Siberia from the mid-4th to the mid-6th centuries, formed from a tribal confederation of pre-Mongolic peoples of Donghu origin) (historical) Rouran (the language of the Rouran khaganate)