Kushan
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Kushan¹
- /ˈkʊʃɑːn/ UK
- /kʊˈʃɑːn/ UK
Where it comes from
From Sanskrit कुषाण (kuṣāṇa) via Hindi कुषाण (kuṣāṇ), or from Middle Persian [script needed] (kušān /kwšn/), either way from Bactrian Κοϸανο (Košano), ultimately from Chinese 貴霜／贵霜 (Guìshuāng) (compare Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit guṣāṇa). Doublet of Kushana.
The conventional name Kushan and the proposed connection with the Chinese term are due to Alexander Cunningham's Coins of the Indo-Scythians, Sakas & Kushans (1899).
noun Kushans
adjective more Kushan · most Kushan
proper noun
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Synonym of Kushan Empire
Lokakshema, who went to China at about the same time as An Shigao, was born in Kushan, a large country that spread from Central Asia to northwestern India and was the most powerful nation in the area.
Similar: Kushan Empire
- The Bactrian language.
Kushan²
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Mandarin 鼓山 (Gǔshān) Wade–Giles romanization: Ku³-shan¹.
proper noun
- Alternative form of Gushan These two trucks drove through the center of town yesterday afternoon and evening to tell the people of Kaohsiung that the non-Party candidates are concerned about human rights.[…]So we went immediately to the other station, but the police officers at that station, as well as the bystanders in the s
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noun member of ancient Central Asian tribe; member of the ruling dynasty and people of the Kushan Empire
| हिन्दी | कुषाण kuṣāṇ |
|---|---|
| Français | Kouchan, Kouchane, Kushan, Kushane |
| Русский | куша́н kušán |
| العربية | كُوشَانِيّ kūšāniyy, كُوشَانِيَّة kūšāniyya |
adj of or relating to the Kushans or their realm
| Français | kouchan, kushan |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | kuschanisch |
| Русский | куша́нский kušánskij |
| العربية | كُوشَانِيّ kūšāniyy |
name Kushan Empire — see also Kushan Empire
| 中文 | 贵霜 Guìshuāng |
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Talk about this word "Kushan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/kushan. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Kushan. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/kushan "Kushan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/kushan.Cite this
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title = {Kushan},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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