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Uyghur
Etymology
From Chagatai خِطَایْ (xiṭāy), from Old Turkic 𐰶𐰃𐱃𐰪 (Qïtań), from Khitan 𘱿𘲫 (*qid ún). Cognate with English Cathay, Chinese 契丹 (Qìdān).
Noun
خىتاي • (xitay) (plural خىتايلار (xitaylar))
- A (dated, now offensive, ethnic slur) man who is Chinese.
- Synonym: كاپىر (kapir)
Proper noun
خىتاي • (Xitay)
- (dated, now offensive) China (a country in Asia)
- Synonym: جۇڭگو (junggo)
Usage notes
Although this term for China is shared with most Central Asian and Slavic languages, whose forms of the name probably derive their -i and -y endings from Uyghur, as it refers to an era of nomadic domination over the Han, it is formally prohibited within China and functions as a kind of racial slur.
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