Meaning of Khan | Babel Free
kɑːnDefinitions
- A ruler over various Turkic and Mongol peoples in the Middle Ages.
- A male given name used extensively among Muslims of South Asia.
- Synonym of caravanserai (particularly in Middle Eastern contexts)
- A surname derived from the given name.
- An Ottoman sultan.
- Synonym of fonduk (“inn or hotel in Middle Eastern contexts”).
- A noble or man of rank in various Muslim countries of Central Asia, including Afghanistan.
Equivalents
العربية
خان
বাংলা
খান
Català
kan
Čeština
chán
Dansk
khan
Ελληνικά
χάνος
Esperanto
ĥano
Español
kan
Suomi
kaani
Français
khan
Galego
can
ગુજરાતી
ખાન
Magyar
kan
Հայերեն
խան
Italiano
khan
ქართული
ხანი
ខ្មែរ
ខាន់
Latina
chanis
Lietuvių
chanas
Latviešu
hans
Македонски
Кан
Română
han
தமிழ்
கான்
ไทย
ขาน
ئۇيغۇرچە
خان
Oʻzbekcha
xon
Examples
“‘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.”
“At each of these stations there is a hostelry which they call a khan, where travellers alight with their beasts, and outside each khan is a public watering-place and a shop at which the traveller may buy what he requires for himself and his beast.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
See also
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