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khanbalik

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
khan-ba-lik
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The capital of the Mongolian Yuan dynasty, at the site of present-day Beijing.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Classical Mongolian ᠬᠠᠨᠪᠠᠯᠢᠺ (qanbalik), from Middle Mongol ᠬᠠᠨᠪᠠᠯᠢᠺ (qanbalik, “City of the Khan”), from ᠬᠠᠭᠠᠨ (qaɣan) + ᠪᠠᠯᠢᠺ (balik), both possibly from Old Turkic. Compare Mongolian Ханбалиг (Xanbalig).

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ᠬᠠᠨᠪᠠᠯᠢᠺ, -

Inflected Forms

Cambaluc (alternative) Cambuluc (alternative) Chanbalik (alternative) Cambalik (alternative) Cambalic (alternative) Chanbalig (alternative) Kambalig (alternative) Khanbaliq (alternative) Khanbalikh (alternative) Khanbaligh (alternative) Qanbaliq (alternative) Kanbalu (alternative)

Synonyms

Dadu Daidu Ta-tu Beijing

Questions

What does khanbalik mean?
The capital of the Mongolian Yuan dynasty, at the site of present-day Beijing.
Where does khanbalik come from?
From Classical Mongolian ᠬᠠᠨᠪᠠᠯᠢᠺ (qanbalik), from Middle Mongol ᠬᠠᠨᠪᠠᠯᠢᠺ (qanbalik, “City of the Khan”), from ᠬᠠᠭᠠᠨ (qaɣan) + ᠪᠠᠯᠢᠺ (balik), both possibly from Old Turkic. Compare Mongolian Ханбалиг (Xanbalig).

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