хятад

See also: Хятад

Mongolian

Etymology

Inherited from Classical Mongolian ᠬᠢᠲᠠᠳ (kitad, “the Chinese; a Chinese”), which had been semantically collectivised (and further singulated, for the sense of person) from Middle Mongol 乞塔惕 (kitad, “the Khitans”), in plural suffix -d.

Conpare also Khamnigan Mongol китад (kitad), Buryat хитад (xitad), and Kalmyk китд (kitd).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

хятад • (xjatad)

1. (attributively) Chinese, ethnic Han

   хятад үндэстэн ― xjatad ündesten ― the Han nationality

   хятад хүн ― xjatad xün ― a Chinese person

   хятад хэл ― xjatad xel ― the Chinese language

   хятад цаас ― xjatad caas ― Chinese paper

   хятад ханз ― xjatad xanz ― the Chinese characters; Hanzi

2. a Chinese, an ethnic Han (person)

   хятадууд ― xjataduud ― the Chinese (in the plural)

Declension

    Declension of хятад

nominative	хятадын (xjatadyn)
genitive	хятадад (xjatadad)
substantive genitive	дахь (daxʹ)
dative-locative	хятадыг (xjatadyg)
definite accusative	хятадаас (xjatadaas)
ablative	хятадаар (xjatadaar)
instrumental	хятадтай (xjatadtaj)
comitative	руу (ruu)
directional	хятадууд (xjataduud)

Related terms

• хятан (xjatan, “Khitans; Khitan”)