Khitan
See also: khitan
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Khitan or
, Khitai(n),[1] under influence from Chinese 契丹 (Qìdān), Middle Chinese Khejtan, and Mongolian Кидан (Kidan). Cognate with Russian Кита́й (Kitáj, “China”) and the various forms of Cathay (“legendary northern medieval China”) in European languages.
Proper noun
Khitan
- An extinct Mongolic language once spoken in the northern China.
- Ancient nomadic people who lived in that area.
Synonyms
- (people): Liao
Related terms
Translations
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References
- ^ Variously also romanized Khita-i ("Khitan Geography, Pt. I") and Qid-i ("Khitan Geography, Pt. II").