可寒
Chinese
[edit]Glyph origin
[edit]A transcription in the Book of Song of Tuyuhun 可寒 (*čʰo qaɣan).
Definitions
[edit]| For pronunciation and definitions of 可寒 – see 可汗 (“khagan; khan”). (This term is an ancient form of 可汗). |
Tuyuhun
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Attested in the Book of Song as the Early Middle Chinese transcription 可寒 (kʰɑX ɦɑn), in the fragment 處可寒 (*čʰo qaɣan, “you khagan”), and likely of Xianbei origin.[1] Cognate with Middle Mongol ᠬᠠᠭᠠᠨ (qaɣan).
Noun
[edit]可寒 (*qaɣan)
References
[edit]- ^ 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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