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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024khan1 (kän, kan),USA pronunciation n. - World History(in the Altaic group of languages) a title held by hereditary rulers or tribal chiefs.
- World Historythe supreme ruler of the Tatar tribes, as well as emperor of China, during the Middle Ages: a descendant of Genghis Khan.
- a title of respect used in Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, and other countries of Asia.
- Middle English Ca(a)n, Chan Turkic Khān, apparently contraction of Khāgān, equivalent. to Turkish kağan ruler 1350–1400
- an inn or caravansary.
- Arabic (al the + khān)
- Persian; replacing Middle English alchan
- Arabic
- 1350–1400
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: khan /kɑːn/ n - (formerly) a title borne by medieval Chinese emperors and Mongol and Turkic rulers: usually added to a name
- such a ruler
- a title of respect borne by important personages in Afghanistan and central Asia
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French caan, from Medieval Latin caanus, from Turkish khān, contraction of khāqān ruler khan /kɑːn/ n - an inn in Turkey, certain Arab countries, etc; caravanserai
Etymology: 14th Century: via Arabic from Persian Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Khan /kɑːn/ n - See Imran Khan
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