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English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Khitan 𘱿𘲫 (*qid ún) or 𘱿𘱤 (*qid i)[1] under influence from Chinese
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
Derived terms
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Noun
[edit]Khitan (plural Khitans or Khitan)
- A member of an ancient nomadic people of northern China.
- Synonym: (plural) Liao
Related terms
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[edit]- Note: These translations may be for the plural.
people
Adjective
[edit]Khitan (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to the Khitan people, language or scripts.
Translations
[edit]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").
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