Chan vs Khan - What's the difference?
chan | khan |
An IRC channel.
* 1997', "Dominic Donegan", ''Is there a #nethack '''chan on IRC?'' (on newsgroup ''rec.games.roguelike.nethack )
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after Genghis Khan, a ruler over various Turkish, Tatar and Mongol peoples in the Middle Ages
an Ottoman sultan
a noble or man of rank in various Muslim countries of Central Asia, including Afghanistan
a caravanserai; a resting-place for a travelling caravan
:* 1923': ‘Guess the name of that,’ she said, pointing to her delicate parts. The porter tried this name and that and ended by asking her to tell him and cease her slapping. ‘The '''kh?n of Abu-Mansur,’ she replied. — ''The Thousand Nights and One Night , tr. Powys Mathers
As nouns the difference between chan and khan
is that chan is an IRC channel while khan is after Genghis Khan, a ruler over various Turkish, Tatar and Mongol peoples in the Middle Ages.As proper nouns the difference between chan and khan
is that chan is {{surname|from=Chinese}} of Chinese origin while Khan is a given name used extensively among Muslims of South Asia.chan
English
Etymology 1
.Noun
(en noun)- I tried, but I never get anyone in the chan ! I don't know how/where to advertise... maybe we should set up a meeting time or something?