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Chinese
Glyph origin
A transcription in the Book of Song of Tuyuhun 可寒 (*čʰo qaɣan).
Definitions
For pronunciation and definitions of 可寒 – see 可汗 (“khagan; khan”).
(This term is an ancient form of 可汗). |
Tuyuhun
Etymology
Attested in the Book of Song as the Early Middle Chinese transcription 可寒 (kʰɑX ɦɑn), in the fragment 處可寒 (*čʰo qaɣan, “you khagan”), and likely of Xianbei origin.[1] Cognate with Middle Mongol ᠬᠠᠭᠠᠨ (qaɣan).
Noun
可寒 (*qaɣan)
- khagan
References
- ^ Vovin, Alexander (2015) “Some notes on the Tuyuhun (吐谷渾) language: in the footsteps of Paul Pelliot”, in Journal of Sino-Western Communications, volume 7, number 2