Etymology

Genghis Khan

Today it means: The founder and first ruler (khan) of the Mongol Empire. Full definition →

Middle Mongol ᠴᠢᠩᠭᠢᠰ᠋ ᠬᠠᠭ᠍ᠠᠨ
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  1. Middle Mongol · derived fromᠴᠢᠩᠭᠢᠰ᠋ ᠬᠠᠭ᠍ᠠᠨ
  2. English todayGenghis Khan

From Italian romanization of Middle Mongol ᠴᠢᠩᠭᠢᠰ᠋ ᠬᠠᠭ᠍ᠠᠨ (čingɣis kaɣan), ᠴᠢᠩᠭᠢᠰ᠋ ᠬᠠᠨ (čingɣis kan).

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