Sunni
/ˈsʌnɪ/noun
(复同单, 或 Sunnis)［mass noun］
1- one of the two main branches of Islam, commonly described as orthodox, and differing from Shia in its understanding of the Sunna and in its acceptance of the first three caliphs逊尼派（伊斯兰教两大分支之一, 通常被视为正统派, 与什叶派在对逊奈的理解和对前三位哈里发的认可问题上存在分歧）。比较SHIA.
1.1
- count noun a Muslim who adheres to this branch of Islam逊尼派教徒。
派生词
Sunnite
adjective & noun词源
Arabic, literally 'custom, normative rule'.