𐰴𐰍𐰣

𐰴𐰍𐰣

Old Turkic

Alternative forms

• (Irk Bitig, Yenisei) 𐰴𐰣‎ (qan)

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