Bengali

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian خان (xān), from Old Turkic 𐰴𐰣 (qan), a contraction of 𐰴𐰍𐰣 (qaɣan), from Proto-Turkic *qaɣan or *xaɣan.

Pronunciation

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  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /kʰan/, [ˈkʰaːn], [ˈkʰan]
    Audio:(file)
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /kʰan/, [ˈkʰaːn], [ˈkʰan]

Proper noun

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খান (khan)

  1. a male given name from Persian
  2. a surname from Persian

Noun

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খান (khan)

  1. khan