ხათუნა

Georgian

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish خاتون‎ (hātun, “lady; noblewoman”), itself from Persian خاتون‎ (xātūn, “lady; noblewoman”), from Sogdian 𐼶𐼴𐽂𐼰𐼷𐼻𐼳‎ (γwtʾynh /⁠xwatēn, xutēn⁠/, “queen”). Ultimately from Proto-Iranian *hwatā́wniH, a feminine form of Proto-Iranian *hwatā́wā.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /χatʰuna/
  • Hyphenation: ხა‧თუ‧ნა

Proper noun

ხათუნა • (xatuna)

  1. a female given name
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