Khitan
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Khitan 𘱿𘲫 (*qid ún) or 𘱿𘱤 (*qid i)[1] under influence from Chinese 契丹 (Qìdān), and Mongolian Кидан (Kidan).
Doublet of Cathay. Cognate with Russian Кита́й (Kitáj, “China”) and the various forms of Cathay (“legendary northern medieval China”) in European languages.
Noun
Khitan (plural Khitans or Khitan) (historical)
- A member of the Mongolic people who ruled Manchuria, then northern China as the Liao, then Central Asia as the Qara Khitais, from the 9th to 13th century C.E..
- Synonym: (plural) Liao
Derived terms
Translations
- Note: Some of these translations may be for the plural.
member of a Mongolic people
Adjective
Khitan (not comparable)
- (historical) Of or pertaining to the Khitan people, language or scripts.
Translations
of the people, language or scripts
Proper noun
Khitan (historical)
- The extinct Mongolic language spoken by the Khitan people.
- The Khitan Empire; the state or land of the Khitan people.
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References
- ^ Variously also romanized Khita-i ("Khitan Geography, Pt. I") and Qid-i ("Khitan Geography, Pt. II").
French
Noun
Khitan m (plural Khitans, feminine Khitane)
- Khitan (person)