Genghis Khan

From Italian romanization of Middle Mongol ᠴᠢᠩᠭᠢᠰ᠋
ᠬᠠᠭ᠍ᠠᠨ (činggis qaɣan), ᠴᠢᠩᠭᠢᠰ᠋
ᠬᠠᠨ (činggis qan).

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɛŋ.ɡɪs ˈkɑːn/, (uncommon) /ˈd͡ʒɛŋ.ɡɪs ˈkɑːn/

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Genghis Khan (uncountable)

1. The founder and first ruler (khan) of the Mongol Empire.
   • [1739 [1735], P. Du Halde, “Geographical Obſervations on the Kingdom of Corea”, in The General History Of China‎^[1], 2nd edition, volume IV, →OCLC, page 391:

     […] the Founder of that Family, who took the Name of Yuen, and who is known in Europe by the Name of Zing hi, or Zing his kan, but whom the Chineſe Hiſtory calls Tchin bi ſe, and Tai tſou, after he had conquer’d the King had thoughts of carrying the War into Corea: His General, called Leou co immediately made himſelf Mafter of the Towns ſituated upon the Eaſt of the River Ya lou; […]]

• Chinggisid

• Borjigin
• Chagatai
• Jochi
• Temüjin
• Tolui
• Yesugei
• Ögedei

• “Genghis Khan”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.
• “Genghis Khan”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• “Genghis Khan”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
• “Genghis Khan”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “Genghis Khan”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Genghis Khan m

1. alternative form of Gengis Khan