гүр хан
Mongolian
Alternative forms
- гүр хаан (gür haan)
Etymology
Found in Middle Mongolian of the Secret History as [script needed] (gür qa), and attested earlier as a Kara-Khitan title.
In Khitan attested only as a collocation [script needed] (g.úr en qa, “khan of (a) state”), it is uncertain if the first element, preserved in Manchu as ᡤᡠᡵᡠᠨ (gurun, “state, dynasty”), represents a loan into гүр (gür) or common Mongolic inheritance.
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