khan

plural khans · alternative obsolete chan · alternative obsolete cham · alternative obsolete can · alternative obsolete kaan

1. historicalA ruler over various Turkic and Mongol peoples in the Middle Ages.
2. An Ottoman sultan.
3. A noble or man of rank in various Muslim countries of Central Asia, including Afghanistan.

plural khans · alternative obsolete chan · alternative obsolete cham · alternative obsolete can · alternative obsolete kaan

1. Synonym of caravanserai (particularly in Middle Eastern contexts)

   ‘Guess the name of that,’ she said, pointing to her delicate parts. The porter tried this name and that and ended by asking her to tell him and cease her slapping. ‘The khān of Abu-Mansur,’ she replied.

   1923, Powys Mathers, transl., The Thousand Nights and One Night

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   At each of these stations there is a hostelry which they call a khan, where travellers alight with their beasts, and outside each khan is a public watering-place and a shop at which the traveller may buy what he requires for himself and his beast.

   1958-1994, Hamilton Gibb & CF Beckingham, in The Travels of Ibn Battutah, Folio Society 2012, page 27

   Synonyms: caravanserai

2. Synonym of fonduk (“inn or hotel in Middle Eastern contexts”).

   Synonyms: fonduk

1. A male given name used extensively among Muslims of South Asia.
2. A surname derived from the given name.

   "Sunscreens protect you from UVA/UVB rays which can be emitted from many sources of light such as the sun, your tubelight and devices," Dr Kaleem Khan said, adding that using sunscreen once a day is the bare minimum you can do for your skin.

   2021 April 4, “Here’s why Gwyneth Paltrow’s application of sunscreen in a recent video is highly misleading”, in Raj Kamal Jha, editor, The Indian Express, Noida, Uttar Pradesh: Indian Express Limited, →OCLC, archived from the original on 10 Feb 2024