Khitan

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Etymology

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Most likely borrowed from Old Turkic 𐰋𐰃𐱅𐰏 (bitig). Ultimately from Middle Chinese (pˠiɪt̚, writing brush). Compare to Mongolian бичиг (bičig)

Verb

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𘭃𘱚 (bitegi)

  1. inscription, record, document