Genghis Khan

English

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Genghis Khan

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Alternative forms

• Gengis Khan
• Chinggis Khan, Chinggis Khaan
• Chinghiz Khan, Chinghiz-Khan
• Chinghis Khan; Chingis Khan
• Cengiz Han (rare, in Turkish contexts)
• Changez Khan; Chengez Khan (chiefly in Pakistani contexts)
• Changej Khan; (rare, in Indian contexts)
• Genghis Kan
• Chingis Kan, Chingis-Kan, Chingis-kan (rare)
• Jenghis Khan
• Jengis Khan
• Zingis Khan

Etymology

Italian romanization of Mongolian ᠴᠢᠩᠭᠢᠰ
ᠬᠠᠭᠠᠨ (čiŋgis qaɣan), Чингис хаан (Čingis xaan)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdʒɛŋɡɪs ˈkɑːn/, (proscribed) /ˈɡɛŋɡɪs ˈkɑːn/

Proper noun

Genghis Khan (uncountable)

1. The founder and first ruler (khan) of the Mongol Empire.
   • , 2nd edition, volume IV, →OCLC, page 391:

     [...]the Founder of that Family, who took the Name of Yuen, and who is known in Europe by the Name of Zing hi, or Zing his kan, but whom the Chineſe Hiſtory calls Tchin bi ſe, and Tai tſou, after he had conquer’d the King had thoughts of carrying the War into Corea: His General, called Leou co immediately made himſelf Mafter of the Towns ſituated upon the Eaſt of the River Ya lou;[...]]

Related terms

• Chinggisid

Translations

Further reading

• “Genghis Khan”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• “Genghis Khan”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “Genghis Khan”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.
• “Genghis Khan”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• “Genghis Khan”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

Portuguese

Proper noun

Genghis Khan m

1. Alternative form of Gengis Khan