Colloquial Variant guide

akhund

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /əˈkuːnd/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A spiritual leader in Persia, parts of Central Asia and Xinjiang, China.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Uyghur; Dungan; Hui Muslim

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: colloquial

Qualifier: Central Asia or Xinjiang

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian آخُونْد (āxūnd), of unclear etymology.

Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: آخُونْد (ʔāḵūnd) — (historical) a spiritual leader in Persia, parts of Central Asia and Xinjiang, China
  • Armenian: ախունդ (axund) — (historical) a spiritual leader in Persia, parts of Central Asia and Xinjiang, China
  • Armenian: ախոնդ (axond) — (historical) a spiritual leader in Persia, parts of Central Asia and Xinjiang, China
  • Azerbaijani: axund — (historical) a spiritual leader in Persia, parts of Central Asia and Xinjiang, China
  • Bashkir: ахун (axun) — (historical) a spiritual leader in Persia, parts of Central Asia and Xinjiang, China
  • Bengali: আখন্দ (akhondo) — (historical) a spiritual leader in Persia, parts of Central Asia and Xinjiang, China
  • Chinese: ахун (ahun) — (historical) a spiritual leader in Persia, parts of Central Asia and Xinjiang, China
  • Chinese Mandarin: 阿訇 (āhōng) — (historical) a spiritual leader in Persia, parts of Central Asia and Xinjiang, China
  • German: Achund — (historical) a spiritual leader in Persia, parts of Central Asia and Xinjiang, China
  • Hindi: आख़ुंद (āxund) — (historical) a spiritual leader in Persia, parts of Central Asia and Xinjiang, China
  • Indonesian: akhund — (historical) a spiritual leader in Persia, parts of Central Asia and Xinjiang, China
  • Japanese: アホン (ahon) — (historical) a spiritual leader in Persia, parts of Central Asia and Xinjiang, China
  • Kazakh: ақын (aqyn) — (historical) a spiritual leader in Persia, parts of Central Asia and Xinjiang, China
  • Kyrgyz: акын (akın) — (historical) a spiritual leader in Persia, parts of Central Asia and Xinjiang, China
  • Kyrgyz: акун (akun) — (historical) a spiritual leader in Persia, parts of Central Asia and Xinjiang, China
  • Pashto: آخوند (āxwᶕnd) — (historical) a spiritual leader in Persia, parts of Central Asia and Xinjiang, China
  • Dari: آخُونْد (āxūnd) — (historical) a spiritual leader in Persia, parts of Central Asia and Xinjiang, China
  • Iranian Persian: آخونْد (âxund) — (historical) a spiritual leader in Persia, parts of Central Asia and Xinjiang, China
  • Russian: аху́н (axún) — (historical) a spiritual leader in Persia, parts of Central Asia and Xinjiang, China
  • Russian: аху́нд (axúnd) — (historical) a spiritual leader in Persia, parts of Central Asia and Xinjiang, China
  • Tajik: охунд (oxund) — (historical) a spiritual leader in Persia, parts of Central Asia and Xinjiang, China
  • Tatar: ахун (axun) — (historical) a spiritual leader in Persia, parts of Central Asia and Xinjiang, China
  • Turkish: ahund — (historical) a spiritual leader in Persia, parts of Central Asia and Xinjiang, China
  • Urdu: آخُونْد (āxūnd) — (historical) a spiritual leader in Persia, parts of Central Asia and Xinjiang, China
  • Uyghur: ئاخۇن (axun) — (historical) a spiritual leader in Persia, parts of Central Asia and Xinjiang, China
  • Uzbek: oxund — (historical) a spiritual leader in Persia, parts of Central Asia and Xinjiang, China