khan

Betekenis (Engels)

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.

Concepten

kan

khan

Synoniemen

caravansary

caravanserai

sovereign

caravan inn

liege lord

lord

overlord

ruler

Khan

suzerain

dynast

inn

Vertalingen

khan

kan

cã

خان

kağan

χαν

khan

chanis

han

emir

caravansérail

khan

Khan

kervansaray

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/kɑːn/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: chan

Verwant aan Old Turkish: 𐰴𐰍𐰣

Verwant aan Mongools: 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.