Қытай
Appearance
See also: қытай
Kazakh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Ultimately from Khitan [script needed] (Khita(n)), probably via Old Uyghur خىتاي.[1] Compare also Old Turkic 𐰶𐰃𐱃𐰪 and 𐰴𐰃𐱃𐰪 (/qïtaň/).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Қытай • (Qytai)
- China (a large country in East Asia, occupying the region around the Yellow, Yangtze, and Pearl Rivers; the People's Republic of China, since 1949)
- Қытай Халық Республикасы
- Qytai Xalyq Respublikasy
- the People’s Republic of China
Declension
[edit]singular | plural | |
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nominative | Қытай (Qytai) | - |
genitive | Қытайдың (Qytaidyñ) | - |
dative | Қытайға (Qytaiğa) | - |
accusative | Қытайды (Qytaidy) | - |
locative | Қытайда (Qytaida) | - |
ablative | Қытайдан (Qytaidan) | - |
instrumental | Қытаймен (Qytaimen) | - |
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Sinor, D. (1998) "The Kitan and the Kara Kitay" in History of Civilizations of Central Asia, Vol. IV, Pt. I, UNESCO, p. 241.