ترخان

Persian

Etymology

See tarkhan for theories.

Adjective

ترخان • (tarxân)

free, exempted from tribute or taxes, not amenable to punishment
at large, uncontrolled

Noun

ترخان • (tarxân)

tarkhan
a certain tribe of Turks

Descendants

Georgian: თარხანი (tarxani)
Old Armenian: թարխան (tʻarxan)
- Middle Armenian: թարխան (tʻarxan)
  - Armenian: թարխան (tʻarxan)
Russian: тарха́н (tarxán)

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “ترخان”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul

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