/xaː.ˈqaːn/, [xɑː.qɑːn], [xɑː.qɑːn]
OriginInherited from Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (hʾkʾn' /xāgān/), from Old Turkic 𐰴𐰍𐰣 (qaɣan). Compare inherited Turkish kağan and the Persian borrowing hakan.
- khagan
- archaicemperor of China
Formsxāqān(romanization) · xâġân(romanization) · spelling хоқон(Tajik) · قاآن(alternative)