Khitan
See also: khitan
English edit
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from Khitan 𘱿𘲫 (*qid ún) or 𘱿𘱤 (*qid i)[1] under influence from Chinese 契丹 (Qìdān), and Mongolian Кидан (Kidan).
Doublet of Cathay. Cognate with Russian Кита́й (Kitáj, “China”) and the various forms of Cathay (“legendary northern medieval China”) in European languages.
Proper noun edit
Khitan (historical)
- An extinct Mongolic language once spoken in the northern China.
- The Khitan Empire; the state of the Khitan people.
- Synonym: Liao
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language
Noun edit
Khitan (plural Khitans or Khitan)
- A member of an ancient nomadic people of northern China.
- Synonym: (plural) Liao
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- Note: These translations may be for the plural.
people
Adjective edit
Khitan (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to the Khitan people, language or scripts.
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of the people, language or scripts
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References edit
- ^ Variously also romanized Khita-i ("Khitan Geography, Pt. I") and Qid-i ("Khitan Geography, Pt. II").