хаан

Noun

 * 1) khan; tsar

Etymology
, from. Compare 🇨🇬, the title of Bumïn Qaγan, founder of the who reigned in 551–552. Clauson considers Mongolic qaɣan to be a loanword; yet the reverse (Mongolic into Turkic) is equally as likely, as Turks themselves borrowed the title from Rourans. As early as 3rd century CE general Yinalou, of Mongolic-speaking Xianbei ethnicity, had been recorded addressing chief Murong Tuyuhun as (Early   ), the earliest attested form of this title, before.

According to Pulleyblank, the 🇨🇬 royal title mentioned in 1st century  is an earlier Chinese transcription of the same word. Vovin (2007) accepts the Xiongnu provenance, proposing that both and  stemmed from a Xiongnu root *qa-/ɢa- "great, ruler", which in turn is related to 🇨🇬 (Werner 2002.2:58) and / (Vovin's).

Pronunciation




Noun

 * 1) royal or imperial khan; king; monarch ; sovereign ; emperor

Adjective

 * 1)  khan; imperial

Etymology
From, compare 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) blood