"khatun" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: khatuns [plural]
Etymology: From Persian خاتون (xâtun), ultimately probably from Sogdian [script needed] (γwtʾynh /⁠xwatēn, xutēn⁠/, “queen”) either directly or via Common Turkic *xātun. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fa|خاتون|tr=xâtun}} Persian خاتون (xâtun), {{der|en|sog|t=queen|tr=γwtʾynh|ts=xwatēn, xutēn}} Sogdian [script needed] (γwtʾynh /⁠xwatēn, xutēn⁠/, “queen”), {{der|en|trk-cmn|*xātun}} Common Turkic *xātun Head templates: {{en-noun}} khatun (plural khatuns)
  1. (now historical) A lady or wife in certain Central Asian communities, sometimes used as a title. Wikipedia link: khatun Tags: historical Categories (topical): People

Inflected forms

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