Хятад

See also: хятад

Mongolian

Mongolian	Cyrillic
ᠬᠢᠲᠠᠳ (kitad)	Хятад (Xjatad)

Etymology

From Classical Mongolian ᠬᠢᠲᠠᠳ (Kitad, “the Chinese; China”, plural), from Middle Mongol ᠺᠢᠲᠠᠳ (Kitad, “the Khitans”, plural), ultimately from Khitan 𘱿𘲫 (*qid ún).

Compare also Buryat Хитад (Xitad), Kalmyk Китд (Kitd); Tuvan Кыдат (Kıdat), Khakas Хыдат (Xıdat); Southern Altai Кыдат (Kïdat); Kyrgyz Кытай (Kıtay), Kazakh Қытай (Qytai), Karachay-Balkar Къытай (Qıtay); Old East Slavic Китай (Kitaj), Russian Кита́й (Kitáj); English Cathay; Uzbek Xitoy, Turkmen Hytaý; Chinese 契丹 (Qìdān).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [xʲɐ.ʰtɜ̆t]
• Hyphenation: Хя‧тад

Proper noun

Хятад • (Xjatad)

1. China (a region and country in East Asia)

   Synonym: (China) Дундад улс (Dundad uls)

Declension

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