ᠬᠢᠲᠠᠳ
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Mongolian[edit]
Mongolian | Cyrillic |
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ᠬᠢᠲᠠᠳ (kitad) | Хятад (Xjatad) |
Etymology[edit]
From a Turkic source, ultimately from Old Turkic 𐰶𐰃𐱃𐰪 (Qïtań, “Khitan”), from Khitan 𘱿𘲫 (*qid ún, “Khitan”). Cognate with Old East Slavic Китай (Kitaj), Russian Кита́й (Kitáj), Kyrgyz Кытай (Kıtay), Karachay-Balkar Къытай (Qıtay), Uzbek Xitoy, Turkmen Hytaý and Chinese 契丹 (Qìdān), English Cathay.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈxʲatʰat/
- Syllabification: Хя‧тад (2 syllables)
Proper noun[edit]
ᠬᠢᠲᠠᠳ • (kitad)
- China (a region and country in East Asia), Cathay
- Synonym: (China) ᠳᠤᠮᠳᠠᠳᠤ
ᠤᠯᠤᠰ (dumdadu ulus)
- Synonym: (China) ᠳᠤᠮᠳᠠᠳᠤ
Noun[edit]
ᠬᠢᠲᠠᠳ • (kitad) (Cyrillic spelling хятад (xjatad))
- Chinese (people or person)
Declension[edit]
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
See also[edit]
- ᠳᠤᠮᠳᠠᠳᠤ
ᠤᠯᠤᠰ (dumdadu ulus, “the Middle kingdom”)
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- Mongolian terms derived from Turkic languages
- Mongolian terms derived from Old Turkic
- Mongolian terms derived from Khitan
- Mongolian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Mongolian lemmas
- Mongolian proper nouns
- mn:China
- mn:Regions of Asia
- mn:Countries in Asia
- mn:Countries
- Mongolian nouns
- Mongolian terms with usage examples