Chuvash

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Etymology

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Perhaps borrowed from another Turkic language as it did not follow the change in vowels occurred in Chuvash. Ultimately from Proto-Turkic *kān- (to be satisfied). Cognate with Turkish kan- (to be contented, satisfied).

Verb

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кан (kan)

  1. to relax
  2. to calm down, be satisfied

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • кан”, in Электронлă сăмахсар[1] (overall work in Russian and Chuvash), 1996.

Kyrgyz

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Turkic *kiān (blood).

Noun

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кан (kan) (Arabic spelling قان)

  1. blood

Etymology 2

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From Classical Mongolian ᠬᠠᠨ (qan).

Noun

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кан (kan) (Arabic spelling قان)

  1. khan
Declension
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Nogai

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Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *kiān (blood).

Noun

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кан (kan)

  1. blood

Northern Altai

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Turkic *kiān (blood).

Noun

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кан (kan)

  1. blood

Etymology 2

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From Mongolian хаан (xaan, khan).

Noun

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кан (kan)

  1. khan
  2. khanate, country

Serbo-Croatian

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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ка̑н m (Latin spelling kȃn)

  1. khan

Declension

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Southern Altai

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Turkic *kiān (blood).

Noun

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кан (kan)

  1. blood

Etymology 2

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From Mongolian хаан (xaan, khan).

Noun

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кан (kan)

  1. khan
  2. khanate, country
    Кан-АлтайKan-AltayThe Altai Republic/Krai
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Tatar

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Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *kiān (blood).

Noun

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кан (qan)

  1. blood