可寒

Chinese

Glyph origin

A transcription in the Book of Song of Tuyuhun 可寒 (*čʰo qaɣan).

Definitions

For pronunciation and definitions of 可寒 – see 可汗 (“khagan; khan”).
(This term is an ancient form of 可汗).

Tuyuhun

Etymology

Attested in the Book of Song as the Early Middle Chinese transcription 可寒 (khaX han), in the fragment 處可寒 (*čʰo qaɣan, “you khagan”), and likely of Xianbei origin.[1] Cognate with Middle Mongol ᠬᠠᠭᠠᠨ (qaɣan).

Noun

可寒 (*qaɣan)

  1. khagan

References

  1. ^ Vovin, Alexander (2015) “Some notes on the Tuyuhun (吐谷渾) language: in the footsteps of Paul Pelliot”, in Journal of Sino-Western Communications, volume 7, number 2
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