genghis khan
/ˈɡɛŋ.ɡɪs ˈkɑːn/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.82 in modern English
23
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
The founder and first ruler (khan) of the Mongol Empire.
Example Sentences
- "[…]the Founder of that Family, who took the Name of Yuen, and who is known in Europe by the Name of Zing hi, or Zing his kan, but whom the Chineſe Hiſtory calls Tchin bi ſe, and Tai tſou, after he had conquer’d the King had thoughts of carrying the War into Corea: His General, called Leou co immediately made himſelf Mafter of the Towns ſituated upon the Eaſt of the River Ya lou;[…]"
Etymology
From Italian romanization of Middle Mongol ᠴᠢᠩᠭᠢᠰ᠋ ᠬᠠᠭ᠍ᠠᠨ (čingɣis kaɣan), ᠴᠢᠩᠭᠢᠰ᠋ ᠬᠠᠨ (čingɣis kan).
Word Breakdown
- Root: ᠴᠢᠩᠭᠢᠰ᠋ ᠬᠠᠭ᠍ᠠᠨ,ᠴᠢᠩᠭᠢᠰ᠋ ᠬᠠᠨ
Inflected Forms
Cambuscan (alternative, obsolete)
Cambyuscan (alternative, obsolete)
Cambinskan (alternative, obsolete)
Cambynskan (alternative, obsolete)
Chinggis Khan (alternative)
Chinggis Khaan (alternative)
Chinghis Khan (alternative)
Chingis Khan (alternative)
Chinghiz Khan (alternative)
Chinghiz-Khan (alternative)
Chingis Kan (alternative, rare)
Chingis-Kan (alternative, rare)