бурхан

Buryat

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʊr.χan/, [bʊr.χɐɴ̟]
• Hyphenation: бур‧хан

Noun

бурхан • (burxan) (^??? please provide spelling!)

1. god

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Mongolian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Uyghur 𐽼𐽳𐽾𐽲𐽰𐽺 (burhan, “Buddha”).

The sense god is probably via the influence of Karakhanid بُرْخَنْ (burχan, “idol”), from the same source.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpʊrxaŋ/
• Syllabification: бур‧хан (2 syllables)

Noun

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

1. god
2. Buddha

Related terms

• Будда (Budda)
• хан (xan)