Кытай

See also: Қытай

Kyrgyz

Etymology

From Khitan 𘱿𘱤 (*qid i), probably via Uyghur خىتاي (xitay).[1] Cognate with Russian Кита́й (Kitáj).

Proper noun

Кытай • (Kıtay) (Arabic spelling قىتاي)

  1. China (a country in East Asia)

Declension

Derived terms

  1. кытайлык (Chinese)
  2. кытаялма (orange)

References

  1. Sinor, D. (1998) "The Kitan and the Kara Kitay" in History of Civilizations of Central Asia, Vol. IV, Pt. I, UNESCO, p. 241.

Tatar

Etymology

From Khitan 𘱿𘱤 (*qid i), probably via Uyghur خىتاي (xitay).[1] Cognate with Russian Кита́й (Kitáj).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /qɤ.tɑj/
  • Hyphenation: Кы‧тай

Proper noun

Кытай • (Qıtay)

  1. China

Declension

This proper noun needs an inflection-table template.

References

  1. Sinor, D. (1998) "The Kitan and the Kara Kitay" in History of Civilizations of Central Asia, Vol. IV, Pt. I, UNESCO, p. 241.

Yakut

Etymology

Ultimately from Khitan 𘱿𘱤 (*qid i) via Old Uyghur [Term?].

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɯ.taj/
  • Hyphenation: Кы‧тай

Proper noun

Кытай • (Kıtay)

  1. China

Declension

This proper noun needs an inflection-table template.

Alternative forms

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