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zaisan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
za-isan
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Mongolian leader under Genghis Khan.

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ᠵᠠᠶᠢᠰᠠᠩ, ᠴᠠᠶᡅᠰᠠᡊ, 宰相

Inflected Forms

zaisans (plural) zaisang (alternative)

Questions

What does zaisan mean?
A Mongolian leader under Genghis Khan.
Where does zaisan come from?
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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