可寒

Chinese

Glyph origin

A transcription in the Book of Song of Tuyuhun 可寒 (*čʰo qaɣan).

Definitions

For pronunciation and definitions of 可寒 – see 可汗 (“khagan; khan”). (This term is an ancient form of 可汗).

Tuyuhun

Etymology

Attested in the Book of Song as the Early Middle Chinese transcription 可寒 (kʰɑ^X ɦɑn), in the fragment 處可寒 (*čʰo qaɣan, “you khagan”), and likely of Xianbei origin.^[1] Cognate with Middle Mongol ᠬᠠᠭᠠᠨ (qaɣan).

Noun

可寒 (*qaɣan)

khagan

References

^ Vovin, Alexander (2015) “Some notes on the Tuyuhun (吐谷渾) language: in the footsteps of Paul Pelliot”, in Journal of Sino-Western Communications, volume 7, number 2

[1] Vovin, Alexander (2015) “Some notes on the Tuyuhun (吐谷渾) language: in the footsteps of Paul Pelliot”, in Journal of Sino-Western Communications, volume 7, number 2

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