𐰴𐰍𐰣

Old Turkic

Alternative forms

Etymology

Thought to be a borrowing from an unknown source, possibly a Yeniseian language. Cognate to Turkish kağan (“khagan”), and Mongolian ᠬᠠᠭᠠᠨ (qaɣan, “king, khan”), which Clauson (1972) considers a loanword from Turkic; though the reverse loan direction (from Mongolic into Turkic) was equally likely, as Turks borrowed this title from Rourans. Compare also Turkish hākān, an early Arabicized form from Arabic خاقان‎ (ḵāqān).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /qɑɣɑn/

Noun

𐰴𐰍𐰣 (qaɣan)

  1. khagan
  2. king
  3. ruler

Derived terms
  • 𐰴𐰍𐰣𐰞𐰍‎ (qaɣanlïɣ)
  • 𐰴𐰍𐰣𐰞𐰀‎ (qaɣanla-)
  • 𐰴𐰍𐰣𐰽𐰺𐰀‎ (qaɣansïra-)

References
  • Clauson, Gerard (1972), “xağanlığ”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 611
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