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title: khan — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «khan» in the school dictionary: A khan was a ruler or king among the Mongols, Turks and other peoples of Central Asia; the most famous is Genghis Khan. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# khan

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**Who acts:** khan, travelling merchants, Genghis, horsemen, Kublai, Marco · **What happens:** be, travel, stay, lead, ride, rule · **To what, where:** ruler, Genghis, common family name, South Asia, inn, old trade routes

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«khan» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [khan in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/khan.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A khan was a ruler or king among the Mongols, Turks and other peoples of Central Asia; the most famous is Genghis Khan.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:khan:m1:1
# text = A khan was a ruler or king among the Mongols, Turks and other peoples of Central Asia; the most famous is Genghis Khan.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	khan	khan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	ruler	ruler	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	among	among	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	Mongols	Mongol	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	Turks	Turk	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	peoples	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	conj	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	Central	Central	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	flat	_	_
18	Asia	Asia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	22	punct	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
21	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	22	advmod	_	_
22	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	parataxis	_	_
23	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	24	cop	_	_
24	Genghis	Genghis	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	22	conj	_	_
25	Khan	Khan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	24	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | a khan | a ruler or king |  |  |  | among the Mongols and Turks and other peoples of Central Asia | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present | a khan *not said here* | Genghis |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Khan is a common family name in South Asia and elsewhere (a name).

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:khan:m2:1
# text = Khan is a common family name in South Asia and elsewhere (a name).
1	Khan	Khan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	common	common	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	South	South	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	Asia	Asia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	elsewhere	elsewhere	ADV	RB	_	9	conj	_	_
12	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Khan | a common family name |  | South Asia |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A khan was also an inn where travelling merchants and their camels stayed, on old trade routes like the Silk Road.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:khan:m3:1
# text = A khan was also an inn where travelling merchants and their camels stayed, on old trade routes like the Silk Road.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	khan	khan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	also	also	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	inn	inn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	13	advmod	_	_
8	travelling	travel	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	amod	_	_
9	merchants	merchant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	camels	camel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	_
13	stayed	stay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
15	on	on	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
17	trade	trade	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	routes	route	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obl	_	_
19	like	like	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
21	Silk	Silk	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	22	compound	_	_
22	Road	Road	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | a khan | a inn |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **travel** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **stay** | past | travelling merchants and merchants's camels |  |  | old trade routes like the Silk Road |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on route=Location |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Genghis Khan led the Mongols across Asia.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:khan:x1:1
# text = Genghis Khan led the Mongols across Asia.
1	Genghis	Genghis	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	Khan	Khan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	led	lead	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Mongols	Mongol	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	across	across	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Asia	Asia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lead** | past | Genghis | the Mongols |  | Asia |  |  | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent mongol=Theme across asia=Destination |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The khan's horsemen rode faster than any army.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:khan:x2:1
# text = The khan's horsemen rode faster than any army.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	khan	khan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	horsemen	horseman	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	rode	ride	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	faster	fast	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	5	advmod	_	_
7	than	than	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	9	det	_	_
9	army	army	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ride** | past | the khan's horsemen |  |  |  |  | fast *property* | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Kublai Khan ruled China from Beijing.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:khan:x3:1
# text = Kublai Khan ruled China from Beijing.
1	Kublai	Kublai	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	Khan	Khan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	ruled	rule	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	China	China	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Beijing	Beijing	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rule** | past | Kublai | China |  | Beijing |  |  | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent china=Result |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Marco Polo visited the court of the Great Khan.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:khan:x4:1
# text = Marco Polo visited the court of the Great Khan.
1	Marco	Marco	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	Polo	Polo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	visited	visit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	Great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	Khan	Khan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **visit** | past | Marco | the court of the Great Khan |  |  |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent court=Co-Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Traders rested at a khan on the Silk Road.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:khan:x5:1
# text = Traders rested at a khan on the Silk Road.
1	Traders	trader	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	rested	rest	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	khan	khan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	Silk	Silk	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	Road	Road	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rest** | past | Traders |  |  | a khan |  | on the Silk Road | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at khan=Location |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My friend's surname is Khan.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:khan:x6:1
# text = My friend's surname is Khan.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	surname	surname	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	Khan	Khan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | My friend's surname | Khan |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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