khan

Significat (Anglès)

1. (historical) A ruler over various Turkic and Mongol peoples in the Middle Ages.
2. An Ottoman sultan.
3. A noble or man of rank in various Muslim countries of Central Asia, including Afghanistan.

Conceptes

khan

caravanserrall

Sinònims

caravansary

caravanserai

sovereign

caravan inn

liege lord

lord

overlord

ruler

Khan

suzerain

dynast

inn

Traduccions

khan

kan

cã

خان

kağan

han

χαν

chanis

khan

emir

Khan

caravansérail

kan

kervansaray

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/kɑːn/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: chan

Cognat amb Old Turkish: 𐰴𐰍𐰣

Cognat amb mongol: хаан

In summary

Via late Middle English can, chan from Old French chan, from Medieval Latin chanis, from Turkic *qan, contraction of *qaɣan. Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰴𐰍𐰣 (qaɣan), and Mongolian хаан (xaan), possibly from Rouran. Sense 1 (ruler in the Middle Ages) after Genghis Khan, from Middle Mongol ᠬᠠᠭᠠᠨ (qaɣan). Doublet of khagan.