noyan

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noun

a prince in feudal Mongolia

Origincmg ᠨᠣᠶ᠋ᠠᠨ ← Middle Mongol [Term?] →
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Meanings

nounnoyan (plural noyans)

plural noyans

  1. historicala prince in feudal Mongolia
  2. historicalcommander of tumens and mingghans, military units of 10,000 and 1,000 soldiers respectively

Origin

  1. Middle Mongol[Term?]
  2. cmgᠨᠣᠶ᠋ᠠᠨ
  3. Englishnoyan

Borrowed from Classical Mongolian ᠨᠣᠶ᠋ᠠᠨ (noyan) and Middle Mongol [Term?].

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 諾顏 /诺颜, 那顏 /那颜
  • 諾顏 /诺颜 (nuòyán)noble title
  • 那顏 /那颜noble title

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

annoyanyonYonan
Cite this entry
APA

noyan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noyan

MLA

“noyan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noyan. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “noyan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noyan.

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