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Genghis

/ˈɡɛŋɡɪs/

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uncommon/ˈd͡ʒɛŋɡɪs/

Genghis proper noun: genghis Khan.

Proper noun

Genghis

  1. Genghis Khan.

Forms of Genghis

alternative formChinggis
alternative formChingiz
alternative formChinghis
alternative formChingis
alternative form (obsolete)Gengis
alternative form (obsolete)Zingis
alternative form (obsolete)Zenghis

Origin of Genghis

Borrowed from Italian Genghis, from Mongolian ᠴᠢᠩᠭᠢᠰ (činggis) / Чингис (Čingis)

Words formed from Genghis

Phrases with Genghis

Questions about Genghis

What does Genghis mean?
Genghis means genghis Khan.
What part of speech is Genghis?
Genghis is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Genghis?
Genghis is pronounced /ˈɡɛŋɡɪs/.

Words near Genghis in the dictionary

  1. genexps
  2. genfic
  3. genfiver
  4. genfivers
  5. geng
  6. Genghis
  7. Genghis Khan
  8. Genghisid
  9. Genghisids
  10. Genghiskhanid
  11. gengineer

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