Китай

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Adyghe

Китай

Etymology

From Russian Китай (Kitaj), from Old East Slavic Китай (Kitaj), cognate Kyrgyz Кытай (Kıtay), Karachay-Balkar Къытай (Qïtay), Uzbek Xitoy, Turkmen Hytaý and Chinese 契丹 (Qìdān), English Cathay, &c.

Proper noun

Китай (Kitaj)

  1. China (a region of East Asia)
  2. People's Republic of China

Bulgarian

Etymology

See Russian.

Proper noun

Китай (Kitajm

  1. China

Russian

Китай
Russian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

From Old East Slavic Китай (Kitaj), from a Turkic source, ultimately from Old Turkic Qïtaǰ (Khitan), from Khitan [Term?] Khita(n), the Mongolic people who ruled Manchuria, then Northern China, then Central Asia from the 9th to 13th centuries. Cognate with Kazakh Қытай (Qytai), Kyrgyz Кытай (Kıtay), Karachay-Balkar Къытай (Qïtay), Uzbek Xitoy, Turkmen Hytaý (China) and Chinese 契丹 (Qìdān), English Cathay, &c.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kʲɪˈtaj]
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Proper noun

Кита́й (Kitájm inan (genitive Кита́я, nominative plural Кита́и, genitive plural Кита́ев)

  1. China
    в Кита́еv Kitájein China
    в Кита́йv Kitájto China
    из Кита́яiz Kitájafrom China

Declension

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Ukrainian

Ukrainian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

See Russian.

Proper noun

Кита́й (Kytájm inan (genitive Кита́ю, nominative plural [please provide])

  1. China

Declension

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