English Explanatory Dictionary

zaisan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A Mongolian leader under Genghis Khan.

Word forms

zaisan zaisans zaisang

Etymology

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

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