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khan meaning in Punjabi

خان xān

/kɑːn/

khan in Punjabi: خان (xān). In English, khan means a ruler over various Turkic and Mongol peoples in the Middle Ages.

Punjabi words for khan

khan
خان xān

English meaning of khan

  1. noun A ruler over various Turkic and Mongol peoples in the Middle Ages.
  2. noun An Ottoman sultan.
  3. noun A noble or man of rank in various Muslim countries of Central Asia, including Afghanistan.
  4. noun Synonym of caravanserai (particularly in Middle Eastern contexts).

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Questions about khan in Punjabi

What is the meaning of khan in Punjabi?
Khan in Punjabi is خان (xān).
khan ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੀ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ?
Khan: خان (xān).
What does khan mean in English?
Khan means a ruler over various Turkic and Mongol peoples in the Middle Ages.

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Punjabi words from Wiktionary's Punjabi entries whose English meaning is “khan”: خان. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: khan (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Punjabi words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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