See also: Қытай

Kyrgyz edit

 
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Etymology edit

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

Proper noun edit

Кытай (Kıtay) (Arabic spelling قىتاي)

  1. China (a country in East Asia)

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

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

References edit

  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 edit

 
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Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

Proper noun edit

Кытай (Qıtay)

  1. China

Declension edit

This proper noun needs an inflection-table template.

References edit

  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 edit

 
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Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

Proper noun edit

Кытай (Kıtay)

  1. China

Declension edit

This proper noun needs an inflection-table template.

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