khatun
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.76 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A lady or wife in certain Central Asian communities.
name
A surname.
Example Sentences
- "For example, according to Ibn al-Jawzi, thew wife of the caliph al-Muqtafi, Fatima Khatun, daughter of the Seljuq sultan Muhammad, could read and write."
- "The Khatun covered her face, then grabbed at the arm of a servant, who quickly poured more kumiss into Bortai's goblet."
- "Furthermore, also noteworthy is the account (from the ninth century) of a khatun, sister to the Khazar king, who convinced the starving Khazars to submit to God's will."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: خاتون, *xātun