ahung
noun
ˈä-ˌhu̇ŋ
plural -s
1
: a Chinese mosque official
2
—used in China as a term of deference or esteem
Word History
Etymology
Chinese a4-hong4, from Persian ākhūn theologian, preacher
First Known Use
1885, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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