khan
noun
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Pronunciation: /ˈkɑːn/ / /kɑːn/
name
Etymology: As a surname via Urdu خان (xān), Persian خان (xân), among others. As a title, a proper noun form of khan.
- A male given name used extensively among Muslims of South Asia.
- A surname derived from the given name.
“"Sunscreens protect you from UVA/UVB rays which can be emitted from many sources of light such as the sun, your tubelight and devices," Dr Kaleem Khan said, adding that using sunscreen once a day is the bare minimum you can do for your skin.”
noun
Etymology: From Arabic خَان (ḵān, “inn, caravanserai, hotel”) and Persian خان (xân, “inn, caravanserai”).
- Synonym of caravanserai (particularly in Middle Eastern contexts)
“‘Guess the name of that,’ she said, pointing to her delicate parts. The porter tried this name and that and ended by asking her to tell him and cease her slapping. ‘The khān of Abu-Mansur,’ she replied.”
“At each of these stations there is a hostelry which they call a khan, where travellers alight with their beasts, and outside each khan is a public watering-place and a shop at which the traveller may buy what he requires for himself and his beast.”
- Synonym of fonduk (“inn or hotel in Middle Eastern contexts”).