English Explanatory Dictionary

Khanbalik

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The capital of the Mongolian Yuan dynasty, at site of present-day Beijing.

Word forms

Khanbalik Cambaluc Cambuluc Chanbalik Cambalik Kambalig Khanbaliq Khanbalikh Khanbaligh Qanbaliq Kanbalu

Etymology

From Classical Mongolian ᠬᠠᠨᠪᠠᠯᠢᠺ (qanbalik), from Middle Mongol ᠬᠠᠨᠪᠠᠯᠢᠺ (qanbalik, “City of the Khan”), from ᠬᠠᠭᠠᠨ (qaɣan) + ᠪᠠᠯᠢᠺ (balik), both possibly from Old Turkic. Compare Mongolian Ханбалиг (Xanbalig).

Synonyms

Dadu Daidu Ta-tu Beijing
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