Buryat

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Etymology

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From Proto-Mongolic *qatun, compare Kalmyk хатн (xatn). Outside of Mongolic, compare Yakut хотун (qotun).

Noun

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хатан (xatan)

  1. queen

Mongolian

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Noun

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хатан (xatan) (Mongolian spelling ᠬᠠᠲᠤᠨ (qatun))

  1. princess
  2. high-class woman, lady

Yakut

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Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *kat-. Compare to Other turkic *kadïg.

Adjective

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хатан (qatan)

  1. (literal or figurative) strong
    See synonyms at бигэ (bige).
    хатан табахqatan tabaqstrong tobacco
    хатан арыгыqatan arıgıstrong vodka
    хатан киһиqatan kihia strong person
  2. (of iron) brittle
  3. (of a female voice) shrill