(historical, masculine, no-diminutive) a khan (Turkic, Tatar or Mongolic ruler)
(masculine, no-diminutive) a khan (nobleman in various Central Asian countries)
Frequenza
Pronunciato come (IPA)
/kaːn/
Etimologia (Inglese)
From Old French chan, from Medieval Latin canus, caanus, of Turkic origin, from Old Turkic xān (“Central Asian khan”), probably ultimately of non-Turkic (Central Asian) origin.