бурхан

Mongolian

Etymology

From Common Turkic *burqan (“Buddha”), compare Old Uyghur pwrq'n (burqan, “Buddha”), Karakhanid بُرْخَنْ‎ (burχan, “idol”). The Turkic word is derived from Middle Chinese 佛 (MC bɨut̚, “Buddha”) and Old Turkic 𐰴𐰣‎ (qan, “ruler, king”) and chosen to represent Buddha corresponding properly to Sanskrit बुद्धराजा (buddharājā, “Buddha-king”) in the earliest Turkic translations of Buddhist scriptures.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpʊrxaŋ/

Noun

бурхан • (burhan) (Mongolian spelling ᠪᠤᠷᠬᠠᠨ (burqan))

1. god
2. Buddha

Related terms

• Будда (Budda)
• хан (han)