different between xan vs alexander

Azerbaijani

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *qa?an.

Noun

xan (definite accusative xan?, plural xanlar)

1. khan

Declension

Derived terms

• xanl?q (“khanate”)
• Xank?ndi

Bipi

Noun

xan

1. water, fresh water

Further reading

• Malcolm Ross, Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian Languages of Western Melanesia, Pacific Linguistics, series C-98 (1988)

Galician

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?a?/

Noun

xan m (plural xans)

1. a man who lets himself be controlled by anyone else; a weakling
   • 1996, Xosé Cid Cabido, Unha liña no ceo: 58 narradores galegos, 1979-1996, Xerais de Galicia, page 270:

     —Xa ti mesma o dis: un xan, un xanciño.

     —You say it yourself: a weakling, a little weakling.

Derived terms

• xanciño

References

Yámana

Pronoun

xan

1. we

English

Etymology

Unknown. Apparently from either the given name or the surname Alexander, but the connection is unclear. Attested since the early 20th century.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?æl???zænd?/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?æl???z??nd?/
• (æ-tensing, rhotic) IPA^(key): [?æl???ze?nd?]
• (æ-tensing, non-rhotic) IPA^(key): [?æl???ze?nd?]
• Hyphenation: Al?ex?an?der

Noun

alexander (plural alexanders)

1. A cocktail made of cognac or gin, white crème de cacao, and light cream.

References

• “Alexander, n.².”, in OED Online ?, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, September 2012
• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “Alexander”, in Online Etymology Dictionary