English Explanatory Dictionary

khatun

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A lady or wife in certain Central Asian communities.
name
  1. A surname.

Word forms

khatun khatuns

Etymology

From Persian خاتون (xâtun), ultimately probably from Sogdian [script needed] (γwtʾynh /⁠xwatēn, xutēn⁠/, “queen”) either directly or via Proto-Common Turkic *xātun.

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