hakan

Meaning

  1. An imperial title for Turkish, Mongolian and Tatar khans meaning "ruler of rulers.
  2. The title Ottoman rulers used.

Frequency

23k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/haːˈkan/
Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish خاقان (hakan), from Persian خاقان (xâqân), itself from Proto-Turkic *kagan. Doublet of kağan and han.

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