ხათუნა

Georgian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish خاتون (hātun, “lady; noblewoman”), itself from Persian خاتون (xātūn, “lady; noblewoman”), from Sogdian 𐼶𐼴𐽂𐼰𐼷𐼻𐼳 (γwtʾynh /⁠xwatēn, xutēn⁠/, “queen”). Ultimately from Proto-Iranian *hwatā́wniH, a feminine form of Proto-Iranian *hwatā́wā.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [χatʰuna]
  • Hyphenation: ხა‧თუ‧ნა

Proper noun

ხათუნა • (xatuna)

  1. a female given name
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