khan

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A ruler over various Turkic and Mongol peoples in the Middle Ages. historical
  2. Synonym of caravanserai (particularly in Middle Eastern contexts)
    — ‘Guess the name of that,’ she said, pointing to her delicate parts. The porter tried this name and that and ended by asking her to tell him and cease her slapping. ‘The khān of Abu-Mansur,’ she replied.
  3. An Ottoman sultan.
  4. Synonym of fonduk (“inn or hotel in Middle Eastern contexts”).
  5. A noble or man of rank in various Muslim countries of Central Asia, including Afghanistan.

词形变化

khans plural khans plural

词汇关系

近义词
khakan
衍生词
khanate khanship khanji
相关词
khanum

词源

词源 1
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.
词源 2
From Arabic خَان (ḵān, “inn, caravanserai, hotel”) and Persian خان (xân, “inn, caravanserai”).
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