қытай

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Kazakh

Alternative scripts
Arabic قىتاي
Cyrillic қытай
Latin qytai
Yañalif qьtai
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Etymology

Ultimately from Khitan (Khita(n)), probably via Old Uyghur خىتاي. Compare also Old Turkic 𐰶𐰃𐱃𐰪 and 𐰴𐰃𐱃𐰪 (/⁠qïtaň⁠/).

Pronunciation

Noun

қытай (qytai)

  1. Han Chinese

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References

  1. ^ Sinor, D. (1998) "The Kitan and the Kara Kitay" in History of Civilizations of Central Asia, Vol. IV, Pt. I, UNESCO, p. 241.