Tatar

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See also: tatar, tàtar, tâtar, tätar, and tătar

English

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Etymology 1

From a Turkic language. More at Tatars.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Tatar

  1. An agglutinative language belonging to the Altai group of Turkic languages. It is an official language of Tatarstan. There are some eight million speakers spread across Eastern Europe, Russia and Central Asia.
  2. (obsolete) Tartary.
    • 1769, Firishta, translated by Alexander Dow, Tales translated from the Persian of Inatulla of Delhi, volume I, Dublin: P. and W. Wilson et al., page iv:
      Sweeter than the muſk of Tatar, the morning breeze from the navel of every flower raviſhed perfume.
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Noun

Tatar (plural Tatars)

  1. A person belonging to one of several Turkic, Tatar-speaking ethnic groups in Eastern Europe, Russia and Central Asia.
    Synonym: Tartar
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Adjective

Tatar (comparative more Tatar, superlative most Tatar)

  1. Of or relating to the people or culture of Tatars.
    Tatar customs
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Etymology 2

Borrowed from Czech, Slovak, Polish Tatar and Hungarian Tatár, an ethnic surname for a Tatar person.

Proper noun

Tatar (plural Tatars)

  1. A surname.
Statistics
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Tatar is the 23804th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1062 individuals. Tatar is most common among White (95.95%) individuals.

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Czech

Etymology

From a Turkic language.

Noun

Tatar m anim

  1. Tatar, Tartar (member of various Turkic peoples)

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Further reading

  • Tatar”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • Tatar”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

French

Alternative forms

  • Tatare (masculine or feminine)

Etymology

From the same Turkic source as tartare.

Noun

Tatar m (plural Tatars, feminine Tatare)

  1. Tatar (member of various Turkic peoples)

German

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Etymology

From a Turkic language.

Pronunciation

Noun

Tatar m (weak, genitive Tataren, plural Tataren, feminine Tatarin)

  1. Tatar (member of various Turkic peoples) (male or of unspecified gender)

Declension

Further reading

  • Tatar” in Duden online

Old Javanese

Etymology

Unknown, from a Turkic language. More at Tatars.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Tatar

  1. China
    Synonym: Cina

Further reading

  • "Tatar" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Polish

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Etymology

Derived from Turkic. Doublet of Tatarzyn.

Pronunciation

Noun

Tatar m pers (female equivalent Tatarka)

  1. Tatar (a member of one of several Turkic ethnic groups)
    Synonym: (obsolete) Tatarzyn
  2. inhabitant of Tatarstan

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Further reading

  • Tatar in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • Tatar in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Slovak

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Tatar m pers (female equivalent Tatarová)

  1. a male surname

Declension

Further reading

  • Tatar”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish تاتار, from a Mongolic or Turkic name of a Khorezmian Turkic (Old Tatar) tribe.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: Ta‧tar

Noun

Tatar (definite accusative Tatar'ı, plural Tatarlar)

  1. Tatar (person)
    Tatarlar, Asya'dan batıya iki dalga hâlinde yayılmışlardır.
    Tatars spread from Asia to the west in two waves.

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Proper noun

Tatar

  1. a male given name

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References

  • The Encyclopedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and General Information, Volume 26