Хятад

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Mongolian[edit]

MongolianCyrillic
ᠬᠢᠲᠠᠳ
(qitad)		Хятад
(Xjatad)
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Etymology[edit]

From Classical Mongolian ᠬᠢᠲᠠᠳ (kitad, “the Chinese; China”, plural), from Middle Mongol [script needed] (kitad, “the Khitans”, plural), ultimately from Khitan 𘱿𘲫 (qid-ún).

Compare also Buryat Хитад (Xitad), Kalmyk Китд (Kitd); Tuvan Кыдат (Kıdat), Khakas Хыдат (Xıdat); Southern Altai Кыдат (Kïdat); Kyrgyz Кытай (Kıtay), Kazakh Қытай (Qytai), Karachay-Balkar Къытай (Qıtay); Old East Slavic Китай (Kitaj), Russian Кита́й (Kitáj); English Cathay; Uzbek Xitoy, Turkmen Hytaý; Chinese 契丹 (Qìdān), etc.

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Хятад • (Xjatad)

  1. China (a region and country in East Asia)
    Synonym: (China) Дундад улс (Dundad uls)

Declension[edit]

This proper noun needs an inflection-table template.

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