zaisan

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noun

A Mongolian leader under Genghis Khan.

OriginMongolian зайсан ← cmg ᠵᠠᠶᠢᠰᠠᠩ ← Written Oirat ᠴᠠᠶᡅᠰᠠᡊ →
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Meanings

nounzaisan (plural zaisans)

plural zaisans · alternative zaisang

  1. historicalA Mongolian leader under Genghis Khan.

Origin

  1. Mandarin宰相“grand chancellor”
  2. Written Oiratᠴᠠᠶᡅᠰᠠᡊ
  3. cmgᠵᠠᠶᠢᠰᠠᠩ
  4. Mongolianзайсан
  5. Englishzaisan

Borrowed from Mongolian зайсан (zaisan), Classical Mongolian ᠵᠠᠶᠢᠰᠠᠩ (ǰayisang) and Written Oirat ᠴᠠᠶᡅᠰᠠᡊ (zaᠶisang), themselves from Mandarin 宰相 (zǎixiàng, “grand chancellor”).

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APA

zaisan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zaisan

MLA

“zaisan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zaisan. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “zaisan,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zaisan.

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