kushan
/ˈkʊʃɑːn/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.82 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A member of an ancient Central Asian tribe; later, a member of the ruling dynasty and people of the Kushan Empire.
name
name
Alternative form of Gushan.
Example Sentences
- "The nomadic tribe of the Kushans came from the Central Asian steppes […]"
- "Lokakshema, who went to China at about the same time as An Shigao, was born in Kushan, a large country that spread from Central Asia to northwestern India and was the most powerful nation in the area."
- "These two trucks drove through the center of town yesterday afternoon and evening to tell the people of Kaohsiung that the non-Party candidates are concerned about human rights.[…]So we went immediately to the other station, but the police officers at that station, as well as the bystanders in the street, insisted that the two men had been taken to the main station in the Kushan District. So we returned to the Kushan District station."
- "The 10th case lived in Hsiaokang District and worked in Kushan District of Kaohsiung City. In Hsiaokang District, 33 more households were visited and 42 blood specimens collected; in Kushan District, 30 households were visited and 58 blood specimens collected."
- "Yang who lives in Kushan, Kaohsiung City, ignored media requests for interviews."
- "The primary school is one of the largest primary schools in the Kushan district of KaoHsiung city, with approximately 1600 students and 100 teachers."
Etymology
From Sanskrit कुषाण (kuṣāṇa) via Hindi कुषाण (kuṣāṇ), or from Middle Persian [script needed] (kušān /kwšn/), either way from Bactrian Κοϸανο (Košano), ultimately from Chinese 貴霜／贵霜 (Guìshuāng) (compare Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit guṣāṇa). Doublet of Kushana. The conventional name Kushan and the proposed connection with the Chinese term are due to Alexander Cunningham's Coins of the Indo-Scythians, Sakas & Kushans (1899).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: कुषाण, Κοϸανο, -
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˈkʊʃɑːn/