khanum en · NOUN
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish خانم, from Proto-Turkic *kagan. Compare Old Anatolian Turkish خانم (ḫānum), Chagatai خانِم (xānım), and Classical Persian خانم (xānum), a Turkic borrowing. Compare begum for an analogous development.
Meanings
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(feminine, form-of, historical) Female equivalent of khan.
form of khan
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| khanoum | alternative | lexicographic | |
| khanums | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (6)
mr खानम (Translations) · tr hanım (Translations) · az xanım (Translations) · ur خانَم (Translations) · fa خانم (Translations) · uz xonim (Translations)