Etymology

kazan

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Today it means: a cauldron or cooking pot used in Central Asian cuisine Full definition →

Russian каза́н ← Turkic
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kazan · noun1

  1. Turkic · derived from
  2. Russian · borrowed fromказа́н
  3. English todaykazan

Borrowed from Russian каза́н (kazán), from a Turkic language. Cognate with Azerbaijani qazan, Kazakh қазан (qazan), Turkish kazan, Uzbek qozon.

Kazan · proper noun2

  1. Russian · borrowed fromКаза́нь
  2. Russian · borrowed fromКаза́нь
  3. English todayKazan

Borrowed from Russian Каза́нь (Kazánʹ).

Kazan · proper noun3

  1. Greek · borrowed fromΚαζάν
  2. Turkish · borrowed fromKazan
  3. Hebrew · borrowed fromחַזָּן“Jewish cantor”
  4. English todayKazan

Various origins: * Borrowed from Hebrew חַזָּן (khazán, “Jewish cantor”), an occupational surname. * Borrowed from Turkish Kazan, a metonymic occupational surname from kazan (“kettle, boiler, cauldron”). * Borrowed from Greek Καζάν (Kazán), a metonymic occupational surname that derives from the same Turkish word.

Words from the same roots

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