English Explanatory Dictionary

noyan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. a prince in feudal Mongolia
  2. commander of tumens and mingghans, military units of 10,000 and 1,000 soldiers respectively

Word forms

noyan noyans

Etymology

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

Translations

Chinese Mandarin: 諾顏 /诺颜 Chinese Mandarin: 那顏 /那颜 Manchu: ᠨᠣᠶᠠᠨ Marathi: नोयान Classical Mongolian: ᠨᠣᠶ᠋ᠠᠨ Mongolian: ноён Mongolian: ᠨᠣᠶᠠᠨ Tuvan: ноян
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