խան

Armenian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle Armenian խան (xan).

Noun

խան • (xan)

  1. khan
    • ca. 1680–1684, Baṙ girg taliani [An Armenian–Italian Dictionary published in Venice] page 29:[1]
      խան․ փրէնչիփէ
      xan; pʻrēnčʻipʻē
      խան (xan) = principe
Declension
Derived terms

References

  1. Orengo, Alessandro (2019) “Il ԲԱՌ ԳԻՐԳ ՏԱԼԻԱՆԻ Un dizionario armeno-italiano del XVII secolo”, in U. Bläsing, J. Dum-Tragut, T.M. van Lint, editors, Armenian, Hittite, and Indo-European Studies: A Commemoration Volume for Jos J.S. Weitenberg (Hebrew University Armenian Studies; 15), Leuven: Peeters, page 228

Etymology 2

From Old Armenian խան (xan). Doublet of խոն (xon) that came via Persian خوان (xwân).

Noun

խան • (xan)[1]

  1. a plate
  2. tray, salver
    Synonym: սկուտեղ (skuteġ)
  3. a circular or rectangular wooden plate for measuring wheat and other grains; 130th of a թաղար (tʻaġar)
Declension

References

  1. Aġayan, Ēduard (1976) “խան”, in Ardi hayereni bacʻatrakan baṙaran [Explanatory Dictionary of Contemporary Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Hayastan, page 561
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