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han

“han” is a Romanian word. Its meaning in English:

noun

  1. inn, caravanserai

In Romanian

  1. titlu purtat, în evul mediu, de conducătorii mongoli și preluat de suveranii multor țări din Orient; persoană care avea acest titlu; han-tătar.
  2. local cu ospătărie unde se pot adăposti peste noapte drumeții (cu caii și căruțele lor).

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish خان (han), from Persian خان (xân, “caravanserai”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wes- (“to dwell”).

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