noyan

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Mongolian ᠨᠣᠶ᠋ᠠᠨ (noyan) and Middle Mongol [Term?].

Noun

noyan (plural noyans)

1. (historical) a prince in feudal Mongolia
2. (historical) commander of tumens and mingghans, military units of 10,000 and 1,000 soldiers respectively

Translations

noble title

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 諾顏／诺颜 (zh) (nuòyán) (Qing dynasty); 那顏／那颜 (Yuan dynasty)

• Manchu: ᠨᠣᠶᠠᠨ (noyan)
• Mongolian:

  Classical Mongolian: ᠨᠣᠶ᠋ᠠᠨ (noyan)

  Cyrillic: ноён (mn) (nojon)

  Traditional: ᠨᠣᠶᠠᠨ (noyan)

• Tuvan: ноян (noyan)

Anagrams

• Yonan, annoy, anyon, yanno