# noyan

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. a prince in feudal Mongolia
2. commander of tumens and mingghans, military units of 10,000 and 1,000 soldiers respectively

## Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Mongolian ᠨᠣᠶ᠋ᠠᠨ (noyan) and Middle Mongol [Term?].

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/noyan