Khan

Noun

 * 1) after Genghis Khan, a ruler over various Turkish, Tatar and Mongol peoples in the Middle Ages
 * 2) an Ottoman sultan
 * 3) a noble or man of rank in various Muslim countries of Central Asia, including Afghanistan

Noun

 * 1) a caravanserai; a resting-place for a travelling caravan
 * 1923: ‘Guess the name of that,’ she said, pointing to her delicate parts. The porter tried this name and that and ended by asking her to tell him and cease her slapping.  ‘The khān of Abu-Mansur,’ she replied. — The Thousand Nights and One Night, tr. Powys Mathers

Thesaurus
Dalai Lama, Esquire, Great Mogul, Holy Roman Emperor, Inca, Kaiser, Master, Mister, Mogul, Muslim rulers, Prinz, Sir, ardri, atheling, bey, cacique, caesar, caliph, cham, crown prince, czar, effendi, emir, hakim, heir apparent, heir presumptive, imam, kaid, king, knez, mikado, mirza, nawab, negus, nizam, padishah, pendragon, pharaoh, prince, prince consort, prince regent, princeling, princes of India, rig, sachem, sagamore, sahib, shah, shahzada, sheikh, sherif, shogun, sirdar, sire, sirrah, sultan, tenno, tycoon

Etymology 1
From Old chan or  canus, from  khān ‘lord, prince’ (borrowed into Arabic, Persian, Mongolian etc.).

Etymology 2
Persian (khān).

Noun

 * Arabic:
 * Belarusian:
 * Bengali: খান
 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 可汗,
 * Czech:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Greek: χάνος
 * Hindi: खान, खन, ख़ान
 * Japanese: カーン,, ハーン
 * Korean: 칸


 * Macedonian: ,
 * Mongolian: хаан
 * Persian:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Serbo-Croatian: кан, kan
 * Spanish:
 * Tatar:
 * Turkish: han
 * Ukrainian:
 * Urdu:
 * Vietnamese: hãn,

Derived terms

 * khanate

Anagrams

 * ankh
 * hank, Hank