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Китай
Etymology
From Russian Китай ( Kitaj ) , from Old East Slavic Китаи ( Kitai ) . Ultimately from Khitan 𘱿𘱤 ( *qid i ) or 𘱿𘲫 ( *qid ún , “ Khitan ” ) . Cognate Kyrgyz Кытай ( Kıtay ) , Karachay-Balkar Къытай ( Qıtay ) , Uzbek Xitoy , Turkmen Hytaý and Chinese 契丹 (Qìdān ), English Cathay , etc.
Proper noun
Китай • (Kitaj )
China (a large country in East Asia , occupying the region around the Yellow , Yangtze , and Pearl Rivers ; the People's Republic of China , since 1949)
China (a cultural region and civilization in East Asia , occupying the region around the Yellow , Yangtze , and Pearl Rivers , taken as a whole under its various dynasties )
Bulgarian
Etymology
Cognate with Russian Кита́й ( Kitáj ) . See there for more.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Кита́й • (Kitáj ) m (relational adjective кита́йски )
China (a large country in East Asia , occupying the region around the Yellow , Yangtze , and Pearl Rivers ; the People's Republic of China , since 1949)
China (a cultural region and civilization in East Asia , occupying the region around the Yellow , Yangtze , and Pearl Rivers , taken as a whole under its various dynasties )
References
“Китай ”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
“Китай ”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Chitanka , 2010
Pannonian Rusyn
Etymology
Borrowed from Carpathian Rusyn Кітай ( Kitaj ) , from Old East Slavic Китаи ( Kitai ) , ultimately from Old Turkic 𐰶𐰃𐱃𐰪 ( Qïtań ) , from Khitan 𘱿𘱤 ( *qid i ) or 𘱿𘲫 ( *qid ún ) .
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Китай (Kitaj ) m inan (related adjective китайски )
China (a large country in East Asia , occupying the region around the Yellow , Yangtze , and Pearl Rivers ; the People's Republic of China , since 1949)
China (a cultural region and civilization in East Asia , occupying the region around the Yellow , Yangtze , and Pearl Rivers , taken as a whole under its various dynasties )
Declension
Declension of Китай
singular
plural
nominative
Китай ( Kitaj )
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genitive
Китаю ( Kitaju )
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dative
Китаю ( Kitaju )
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accusative
Китай ( Kitaj )
—
instrumental
Китайом ( Kitajom )
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locative
Китаю ( Kitaju )
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vocative
Китаю ( Kitaju )
—
See also
References
Russian
Китай
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic Китаи ( Kitai ) , from a Turkic source, ultimately from Old Turkic 𐰶𐰃𐱃𐰪 ( Qïtaǰ , “ Khitan ” ) , from Khitan 𘱿𘱤 ( *qid i ) or 𘱿𘲫 ( *qid ún , “ Khitan ” ) , the Mongolic people who ruled Manchuria, then Northern China, then Central Asia from the 9th to 13th centuries.
Doublet of кида́нь ( kidánʹ ) . Cognate with Kazakh Қытай ( Qytai ) , Kyrgyz Кытай ( Kıtay ) , Belarusian Кітай ( Kitaj ) , Karachay-Balkar Къытай ( Qıtay ) , Uyghur خىتاي ( xitay ) , Uzbek Xitoy , Turkmen Hytaý ( “ China ” ) and Chinese 契丹 ( Qìdān ) , English Cathay , etc.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Кита́й • (Kitáj ) m inan (genitive Кита́я , nominative plural Кита́и , genitive plural Кита́ев , relational adjective кита́йский )
China (a large country in East Asia , occupying the region around the Yellow , Yangtze , and Pearl Rivers ; the People's Republic of China , since 1949)
Synonym: Поднебе́сная ( Podnebésnaja )
в Кита́е ― v Kitáje ― in China
в Кита́й ― v Kitáj ― to China
из Кита́я ― iz Kitája ― from China
China (a cultural region and civilization in East Asia , occupying the region around the Yellow , Yangtze , and Pearl Rivers , taken as a whole under its various dynasties )
Declension
Derived terms
Descendants
See also
Ukrainian
Etymology
Cognate with Russian Кита́й ( Kitáj ) . See there for more.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Кита́й • (Kytáj ) m inan (genitive Кита́ю , uncountable , relational adjective кита́йський )
China (a large country in East Asia , occupying the region around the Yellow , Yangtze , and Pearl Rivers ; the People's Republic of China , since 1949; official name: Кита́йська Наро́дна Респу́бліка ( Kytájsʹka Naródna Respúblika ) )
China (a cultural region and civilization in East Asia , occupying the region around the Yellow , Yangtze , and Pearl Rivers , taken as a whole under its various dynasties )
a lake in Ukraine
Declension
Declension of Кита́й (inan sg-only j-stem masc-form accent-a )
singular
nominative
Кита́й Kytáj
genitive
Кита́ю Kytáju
dative
Кита́ю , Кита́єві Kytáju , Kytájevi
accusative
Кита́й Kytáj
instrumental
Кита́єм Kytájem
locative
Кита́ю , Кита́ї Kytáju , Kytáji
vocative
Кита́ю Kytáju
See also
References
Yakut
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian Кита́й ( Kitáj ) .
Proper noun
Китай • (Kitay )
alternative form of Кытай ( Kıtay , “ China ” ) : China (a large country in East Asia , occupying the region around the Yellow , Yangtze , and Pearl Rivers ; the People's Republic of China , since 1949)
Китай Народнай Республиката ― Kitay Narodnay Respublikata ― the People’s Republic of China
Китай Республиката ― Kitay Respublikata ― the Republic of China
See also