Китай

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See also: Кітай and Kitaj

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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)

  1. 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)
  2. 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

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Proper noun

Кита́й (Kitájm (relational adjective кита́йски)

  1. 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)
  2. 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 (Kitajm inan (related adjective китайски)

  1. 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)
  2. 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)
genitive Китаю (Kitaju)
dative Китаю (Kitaju)
accusative Китай (Kitaj)
instrumental Китайом (Kitajom)
locative Китаю (Kitaju)
vocative Китаю (Kitaju)
nouns

See also

countries in Asia: держави Азиї (deržavi Aziji) (appendix)edit

References

Russian

Russian Wikipedia has an article on:
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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 (Kitájm inan (genitive Кита́я, nominative plural Кита́и, genitive plural Кита́ев, relational adjective кита́йский)

  1. 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 Кита́еv Kitájein China
    в Кита́йv Kitájto China
    из Кита́яiz Kitájafrom China
  2. 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

countries in Asia: стра́ны А́зии (strány Ázii) (appendix)edit

Ukrainian

Ukrainian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia uk

Etymology

Cognate with Russian Кита́й (Kitáj). See there for more.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Кита́й (Kytájm inan (genitive Кита́ю, uncountable, relational adjective кита́йський)

  1. 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))
  2. 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)
  3. 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

countries in Asia: краї́ни А́зії (krajíny Áziji) (appendix)edit

References

Yakut

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Кита́й (Kitáj).

Proper noun

Китай (Kitay)

  1. 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 РеспубликатаKitay Narodnay Respublikatathe People’s Republic of China
    Китай РеспубликатаKitay Respublikatathe Republic of China

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