Xitoy

Uzbek
Other scripts
Cyrillic Хитой (Xitoy)‍
Latin Xitoy‍
Perso-Arabic

Etymology

From Khitan [Term?] Khita(n), probably via Uyghur خىتاي (xitay).[1]

Proper noun

Xitoy

  1. China

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.
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