Kushan
English
Etymology
Epigraphic (Bactrian in Greek script) ΚΟϷΑΝ košan, Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Guṣāṇa, Parthian kšn, ultimately from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Chinese 貴霜/贵霜 (Guìshuāng). The conventional name Kushan and the proposed connection with the Chinese term is due to Alexander Cunningham's Coins of the Indo-Scythians, Sakas & Kushans (1899).
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "UK" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈkʊʃɑːn/, /kʊˈʃɑːn/
Proper noun
Kushan
- (history) An ancient Indo-Scythian or Tocharian realm in Central Asia and Northern India.
- The Bactrian language.
Translations
ancient realm
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Noun
Kushan (plural Kushans)
- (history) A member of the dynasty that founded and ruled the Kushan realm.
Translations
member of the dynasty
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Adjective
Kushan (comparative more Kushan, superlative most Kushan)
- (history) Of or relating to the Kushans or the Kushan realm.
Translations
of or relating to the Kushans or the Kushan realm
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